Racelogic Performance Box?

[northernjim]

Originally Posted by alexk

Yes it is possible and not very difficult.
I can develop a script to do this conversion.

Do you have any old .vbo files and the video you want to embed to them ?
If not, I can record something and try it on my own.

I've not got the vbox yet Alex - I am going to get one from the same place as Rob

I was just hoping that if I got one I could combine it with my existing cameras to good effect

I knew some clever chap would be able to sort it out

[s.mac]

and not very difficult.

it will need to be simple for Jim

[shimmy]

Originally Posted by northernjim

I've not got the vbox yet Alex - I am going to get one from the same place as Rob

I was just hoping that if I got one I could combine it with my existing cameras to good effect

I knew some clever chap would be able to sort it out

Pikey

[northernjim]

Originally Posted by s.mac

it will need to be simple for Jim

another blatant slur....



I will see you on saturday steven

[northernjim]

Originally Posted by shimmy

Pikey

rather a gyppo than a hairdresser







seriously tho @Shimmyracing - what extras does the full video box setup offer? multiple cameras?

[alexk]

Originally Posted by northernjim

I've not got the vbox yet Alex - I am going to get one from the same place as Rob

I was just hoping that if I got one I could combine it with my existing cameras to good effect

I knew some clever chap would be able to sort it out

I found out that there is no such solution in the net.

I had a quick check to the different files (simple vbox and video vbox).
It seems relatively easy to me.
I will try to get some measurements tomorrow in the neighborhood and a video with my simple digital camera and do some tests.
I don't expect it to be 100% synced but it will do the job.

By Sunday I should have the prototype working so stay tuned

PS : happy to share it with everybody for free // I am not here to make money, unlike others...

[DuncanR]

Originally Posted by northernjim

is there a way to overlay my existing video with the vbox data somehow ( plus it only requires the keyboard skills of a dinosaur)

I asked the question of a Racelogic man at Silverstone last year and he said no...be interested to see if you can make it work Alex. Thought that once the vid was "burned" so to speak, that was that !

[_Nathan_]

Originally Posted by alexk

PS : happy to share it with everybody for free // I am not here to make money, unlike others...

I know, terrible that whole capitalism business, who'd have thought that exchanging goods and services for money would ever catch on Presumably you don't ask to be paid when you go to work either

What you are trying to do isn't hard, all the code you need to work it out is easily available, good luck with it

Getting it synced accurately will be tricky but you should be able to get it near enough manually to be usable if you knock up a little UI to allow the user to select the start frame of the logging in the video. I've never tried circuit tools with a different video format to the one Racelogic use - if that doesn't work there will have to be a transcoding step before the synchronisation step, should all be doable though if you are willing to put the time in.

Won't be idea for reviewing data at the circuit though if the sync and and potential transcoding steps take longer than about 30 seconds. Could always review just data trackside then add video when you get home though.

As for the PBox - bargain at £150 IMO.

Jim - if you want to be able to put speedo, lap times etc from the PBox data on existing video after the event for posting up on youtube etc then check out http://www.trackvision.net/

[northernjim]

As for the PBox - bargain at £150 IMO.

Jim - if you want to be able to put speedo, lap times etc from the PBox data on existing video after the event for posting up on youtube etc then check out http://www.trackvision.net/

Cheers Nathan

that trackvision gubbins looks good, but as Big Steve has said it will have to be simple for me to use it

I will see what alex comes up with first, but a cheap pbox + the trackvision software seems good to me

[alexk]

Originally Posted by _Nathan_

I know, terrible that whole capitalism business, who'd have thought that exchanging goods and services for money would ever catch on Presumably you don't ask to be paid when you go to work either

What you are trying to do isn't hard, all the code you need to work it out is easily available, good luck with it

Getting it synced accurately will be tricky but you should be able to get it near enough manually to be usable if you knock up a little UI to allow the user to select the start frame of the logging in the video. I've never tried circuit tools with a different video format to the one Racelogic use - if that doesn't work there will have to be a transcoding step before the synchronisation step, should all be doable though if you are willing to put the time in.

Won't be idea for reviewing data at the circuit though if the sync and and potential transcoding steps take longer than about 30 seconds. Could always review just data trackside then add video when you get home though.

As for the PBox - bargain at £150 IMO.

Jim - if you want to be able to put speedo, lap times etc from the PBox data on existing video after the event for posting up on youtube etc then check out http://www.trackvision.net/

Nathan, I think you got me wrong here as I wasn't pointing at you.
You are running your business and that's absolutely respectable by me especially when you are doing generous discounts to cslregister members.


Anyway, I didn't want to cause any troubles again, even if I did.
I guess the answer is not to participate as I make the english group upset.