What's new in RaceRender 3.7.3
Nov 1, 2019
- Filters out bogus starting data in GoPro GPS recordings
- Fixed timing bug that could affect some GoPro GPS data
New in RaceRender 3.7.2 (Sep 19, 2019)
- Fixed potential rounding error in timer displays
- More helpful error messages when loading videos
- Updated track data
- Mac: Fixed installer problem
New in RaceRender 3.7.1 (Jun 28, 2019)
- Fixed potential crash when saving preview and snapshot frame images
- "(Accel XY)" data field for total X,Y acceleration G-force
- Windows: Better error handling when rendering video output
New in RaceRender 3.7 (Jan 17, 2019)
- Gauge Zoom & Follow feature
- Added Speed Base+Peak and G-Force Peak options to template config screen
- New data overlay templates: "LHC", "P91", "Gamer HUD 4", "Gamer HUD 5", "Aviation 3"
- Revised data overlay templates: "P96"
- More helpful error messages and tips
- Support for Parrot drone .json files (Anafi and possibly other models)
- Support for G-Tech Pro Fanatic SS files (.GTS)
- Windows: Option to export snapshots to .png and .jpg formats
- Mac: App is now Apple-notarized
- Mac: Minimum requirement raised to macOS 10.9 (Mavericks)
New in RaceRender 3.6.6 (Sep 12, 2018)
- New "Tape Compass 2" display
- Small improvements for loading GoPro 5/6 GPS data
- Smoother displays for TrackAddict data
- Enhanced script chr(), asc(), and FormatHeading() functions
- Adjusted default audio rates
- More helpful messages for video file loading problems
- Windows: Fixed bug when editing track map display properties
- Internal improvements
New in RaceRender 3.6.5 (Apr 25, 2018)
- Bar Graph backgrounds can be colored differently above a specified level (ie red zone)
- Added display styles for Roll & Pitch, and Time/Date
- Smaller file sizes when there are embedded images or background images
- New logo
- Misc bug fixes
- Data Input Compatibility Improvements:
- Fixed Speed data bug that affected non-GPS data files
- Improvements for Mustang Dyno .TXT exports
- Support for new Porsche Sport Chrono format
New in RaceRender 3.6.4 (Nov 30, 2017)
- 2D Graph Enhancements:
- New options for line graphs and sorting data by FieldX
- Can display a specific lap or time range
- Shape Display Improvements:
- More precise control over outline thickness
- Gradient fill option for circles and rectangles
- Fixed some alignment/sizing gaps
- Track Map start/finish line length can be adjusted separately from width
- Fixed problem when extracting embedded GPS data from certain video files
- Reset input file trimming ranges when switching input to a different file
New in RaceRender 3.6.3 (Oct 31, 2017)
- "Time Graph" is now "2D Graph" and can plot data against time, distance, or other data
- Graph dot/line indicator size can be changed independently
- Added G-Force 2D dot graph display style
- Updated "TA4" speed and tach gauges
New in RaceRender 3.6.2 (Oct 23, 2017)
- Further expanded .FIT data file support
- Fixed Track Map "Color Progress" feature for data files that don't have laps
- Expanded support for GoPro HERO 6 videos
- Reduced size of release notes shown in program update dialog
New in RaceRender 3.6.1 (Oct 4, 2017)
- Ability to manually enter or edit lap and run times
- Fixed duplicated display objects being placed beyond screen edges
- Fixed timeline segment selection glitches
- Removed unneccessary emebedded data prompt when receiving TrackAddict video
- Expanded support for GoPro HERO 6 videos
- Updated support for .FIT data files
- Built-in RaceRender logo can automatically move to avoid covering other displays
New in RaceRender 3.6.0 (Aug 25, 2017)
- General Improvements:
- Improved PNG image transparency support
- Larger template menus
- Better data displays in Trim and Side-by-Side Sync tools
- Smarter default save location for project files
- Input playback loop option (useful for video animations)
- Fixed bugs when using very long input or display object names
- Redesigned and simplified the "Create Video" output screen
- Other User Interface improvements
- Windows: Fixed menu scrolling bugs
- Data Visualization Enhancements:
- New "Dual Data Compare" project template (available from the New Project Menu)
- New "Dyno Data Overlay" project template (available from the New Project Menu)
- Updated data overlay templates: "Compact - 2", "DC4", "DC5"
- Braking indicators in "Standard - 1" and "Standard - 2" data templates
- Bar Graphs: Axis lines and numbering options
- Time Graphs: Axis line numbering, filled area coloring, and higher quality
- G-Force Plots: More configuration options
- "%su%" in label text will be replaced with the preferred speed unit (ie "MPH", "km/h", etc)
- Updated several data display styles
- More Enhanced Display Object Scripting Capabilities:
- Added string values: SpeedUnit, InputName, LocName
- Added string functions: strlen(), substr(), ToUpper(), ToLower(), trim()
- Data Input Improvements:
- Universal shortcuts for Brake, Air/Fuel, Power, and Torque data fields (when available)
- Support for DynoJet WinPEP 7 .TXT data exports
- Improved support for DynoJet WinPEP 8 .CSV data exports
- Automatic detection of data linked to TrackAddict video files
New in RaceRender 3.5.8b (Jul 25, 2017)
- Support for RoadHawk HD-2 data
- Improved handling for embedded GPS data in video files
- Ability to merge multiple joined data files into one file (better map plots and calculated lap times)
- Support for updated TrackAddict WiFi transfer protocol
- Small adjustments
New in RaceRender 3.5.7a (May 29, 2017)
- Improved data file parsing, and handling of erroneous timing data
- Support for "TxtLogToCSVTool" data for DJI drone users
- Fixed Template Menu sizing bug that affected certain displays
New in RaceRender 3.5.7 (May 23, 2017)
- Option to color track map plot based on a selected data channel
- Support for new RaceCapture Pro data format
- 64-bit version is now the default on Windows 8 and 10
- Minor user interface enhancements
- Several important bug fixes
New in RaceRender 3.5.6 (Feb 14, 2017)
- Support for embedded data inside multi-part video sets (GoPro HERO 5 Black)
- Gauge needle/indicator coloring modes in Gauge Designer
- Export data files as CSV, GPX, Google Earth KML, or 3D Track Model .STL file formats (right-click on a data file in the Input Files list)
- Fixed minor issues with Peak+Base Speed and Peak G-Force displays
- Other improvements
New in RaceRender 3.5.5 (Dec 19, 2016)
- Fixed issues loading data files with certain non-numeric values
- Smaller exported display object and template files (.RRO and .RRT)
- Other adjustments
- New "Curved Speed" and "Curved Tach" Enhanced displays
- New "Thermometer - A" and "Thermometer - B" Enhanced displays
- Redesigned "Standard - 2" data layout
- More included Bar Graph and Time Graph styles
- New gradient coloring modes for Bar Graphs and Time Graphs
- More options are shown when adding a Tachometer
- More Enhanced Display Object scripting capabilities:
- DrawCurve() function for quadratic Bezier curves, with optional tapering and color gradients
- RGB color blending functions for DrawDotGradient() and DrawLineGradient()
- Nicer appearance of the function list
- Script warning and error highlighting
New in RaceRender 3.5.4 (Dec 19, 2016)
- Added "(This Lap vs Best Lap)" estimated time delta field
- Internal adjustments
- Enhanced Display Object improvements:
- Much faster text rendering from scripts
- Render performance times are noted in log output
- Function list is available in the Script Editor
New in RaceRender 3.5.3 (Dec 1, 2016)
- Larger/Smaller buttons in Properties Box now work better for text-based displays
- Increased maximum size for G-force plot numbers
- Improved several track map position icons
- Small adjustments and fixes
- New Enhanced Display Object styles:
- "Compass Arrow"
- "Timer - Manual" (user-controlled timer display)
- "Scrolling Text" (for advanced users)
- More Enhanced Display Object scripting capabilities:
- Larger maximum canvas width
- XOR operator '^'
- trunc() and pow() math functions
- "DisplayTime" variable (provides time relative to display object)
- Support for direct "else if" statements
New in RaceRender 3.5.2 (Dec 1, 2016)
- Support for GoPro HERO 5 GPS data (GPS at 18Hz!)
- More Gauge needle Shape options
- Ability to control color gradient on gauge needles
- Adjustable label and number positions on bar graphs
- Adjustable label position on time graphs
- User interface adjustments
- 3.5.2b: Fixed small bug in time index text entry on Windows
New in RaceRender 3.5.1 (Oct 11, 2016)
- Data stays in sync when trimming linked TrackAddict app video, or 360fly 4K video (for GPS data)
- New display object visibility options, with "auto" mode (disappear when input has finished running)
- Improvements when viewing the last frame in a video file
- Better fitting object width / height when adding new displays
- Improved Data Overlay Graphics and Options:
- Gauges: Added "Base/Peak" needle mode
- Gauges: Needle Base & Peak marks are previewed in the Gauge Designer
- Gauges: Configurable interval mark lengths & positions
- Gauges: Separate color controls for label text and interval numbers
- G-Force plots: Ability to choose position of numbers
- Time Graphs: "Centered" time span mode
- Track Maps: Updated drone icon
- Updated included display object styles
- New "Dash Cam" and "DVP" data layouts
- Redesigned "Compact - 1" data layout
- Updated "Standard - 1" and several other data layouts
- User Interface Improvements:
- Project time indexes are now shown to three decimal places (1 millisecond)
- Finer video stepping controls when holding the Shift key
- Larger button for setting display object background images
- Most clickable text labels are now colored blue
- Label text can be set directly from the properties box of Enhanced objects, when enabled
- Other User Interface adjustments and bug fixes
New in RaceRender 3.4.8 (Sep 19, 2016)
- Enhanced text rendering quality
- Added "Transparent - 3" data layout
- Added a few new display object styles
- Adjusted New Project menu order
- Small UI/UX improvements
New in RaceRender 3.4.7 (Aug 25, 2016)
- Added "Hillclimb" data layout
- Improved user experience when adding a 360 video to an existing video project
- Fixed small issue with bar graphs, time graphs, and text in 360 workspaces
- Other improvements
New in RaceRender 3.4.6 (Aug 25, 2016)
- Updated New Project Menu
- New Aviation data overlay templates
- Drone icon option for map plots
- New "Peak G-Force" enhanced display (shows max lateral G's in turns)
- New "Altitude Climb" enhanced display (useful for showing AGL altitude)
- Improved display object menu selections
- Fixed Timer display for negative values
- Fixed data template menu appearing when loading certain projects
- Improved data overlay configuration controls
- Improved 360 project templates for videos where 360fly was pointed downwards
- Added TrackAddict Xfer button to New Project Menu
- Increased image file format support
- Other adjustments
New in RaceRender 3.4.5 (Aug 25, 2016)
- Added "Graph Zero" mode for gauges (line originates from zero instead of minimum)
- New "Peak+Base Speed" enhanced displays (shows top speed on straights and minimum speed in corners)
- New "Peak RPM" enhanced display (shows shift point RPMs)
- Updated "Enhanced" data overlay template
- Added guidance when attempting to change text left/right/center alignment
- Implemented numeric mapping of certain text states in data files
- Other adjustments
New in RaceRender 3.4.4 (Aug 25, 2016)
- Support for iON Adventure data (embedded in video file)
- Small improvements to YouTube uploader screen
- Other small adjustments
New in RaceRender 3.4.3 (Aug 25, 2016)
- Adjustable size for track map progress line
New in RaceRender 3.4.2 (Aug 25, 2016)
- Updated data overlay templates and styles
- New "Compact - 4" data overlay template
- New "Lap Time Enhanced" display style
- New "Top Speed" display style
- Text Data displays now have option to show Absolute values (removes negative sign)
- Entire Display Object groups can now be duplicated
- Drag & Drop capability when adding input files for a template
- Support for Olympus .sns sensor data (Tough TG-Tracker, etc.)
- Fixed bug when loading long 360fly 4K data
- Small bug fixes
New in RaceRender 3.4.1 (Aug 25, 2016)
- Clipping option for most display objects
- Improved scrolling on template and display object menus
- Fixed a couple minor bugs in the Side-by-Side Sync tool
- Fixed metadata handling for certain .MOV & .MP4 files
- Smaller adjustments, bug fixes, and internal improvements
- Data Sync Wizard (easily synchronize a data input file with an event that's visible in the video)
- Support for 360fly 4K data (requires camera update to v1.8.6 or newer; be sure to enable the GPS option)
- Gauge changes:
- Ball and Pointer modes
- Added needle/marker width control to properties box
- Track Map changes:
- Separate start and finish point marking for segment & drag race maps
- Can set "Draw Selected Lap" to "None" to remove the static map plot while still using other features
- 'X' mark option for start/finish
- New map resolution controls and Extreme resolution option
New in RaceRender 3.4 (Aug 25, 2016)
- Faster image rotation performance
- Higher-quality image rotation (when quality is set to "Better" or "Maximum")
- More included display object styles
- More output size options: 1520p (2.7K), 1536p (2.7K), 1632p (3K), and 1920p (360 4K)
- Improved scrolling on template and display object menus
- Fixed broken/scrambled picture for input videos with unusual sizes
- Updated "File" menu layout and new options
- Many internal improvements
- Aspect ratio & workspace setting is now saved into the project file
- New preview size & aspect ratio options, with new controls
- More G-Force Plot options: outer trim, and number displays
- Better text outlines (adapts to font size)
- Overlay data, graphics, and text onto 360 Degree panoramic videos:
- Provides image flattening for raw 360fly, 360fly 4K, and similar footage
- Supports equirectangular 2:1 spherical videos (ie YouTube 360, Facebook 360, etc)
- Offers flattened 360x180 degree workspaces (expanded coordinate system)
- Supports 2:1 aspect ratio preview (360x180 degree)
- Creates 360 spherical metadata for YouTube, Facebook, and others
- New 360 degree video output profiles
- Supports 360 degree project templates
- New Enhanced Display Object scripting capabilities:
- Added GetDataValue() for easy access to other data channels
- String support and new functions: GetDataIndex(), DrawText(), FormatNumber()
- More geometry functions: asin(), acos(), atan(), atan2(), hypot()
- Improved errors & warnings, and added tips
- Script Editor UI improvements
New in RaceRender 3.3.9 (Aug 25, 2016)
- Fixed missing data columns after one with a very long name
- Improved support for MoTeC data
- Re-enabled existing YouTube uploader, with added guidance for log-in errors
New in RaceRender 3.3.8 (Aug 25, 2016)
- Support for Porsche Track Precision app's CSV format
- Improved .VBO file support
- Adjusted Racelogic .CSV file support
- Added 25 FPS preview option
- Added data channel option to get distance in feet
- Added "Lap Time Completed" display style
- Other adjustments
New in RaceRender 3.3.7 (Aug 25, 2016)
- Improvements to WiFi video transfers from TrackAddict
- Added pixel count to output screen
- Added new output size & aspect ratio options
New in RaceRender 3.3.6 (Aug 25, 2016)
- Option to visualize Altitude in Side-by-Side Sync and Trim tools
- Added common "How To" guides to Help menu
- New & improved guidance on how to obtain a compatible data input file
- Expanded support for Garmin FIT file format
- Internal improvements
New in RaceRender 3.3.5 (Aug 25, 2016)
- Improved auto detection of track start/finish in raw data files
- Added TV overscan guide to Edit menu
- Clarified naming of overscan border option for output video
- 3.3.5a: Fixed freeze with graph-mode gauges under certain conditions
New in RaceRender 3.3.4a (Feb 27, 2016)
- New & improved data overlay layouts
- More included display object styles
New in RaceRender 3.3.4 (Feb 27, 2016)
- Support for HP Tuners VCM Scanner 3.0 data
New in RaceRender 3.3.3 (Dec 22, 2015)
- More included display object styles
- Adjusted how RaceRender logo overlay is handled
New in RaceRender 3.3.2 (Dec 3, 2015)
- More included display object styles
- Supports TrackAddict's updated WiFi transfer protocol
- Project name is set when doing a WiFi transfer from TrackAddict
- Adjusted output video bitrates
- Fixed issues selecting 1524p / 2.7K output
New in RaceRender 3.3.1 (Nov 21, 2015)
- Improvements when using AIM data
- Enhanced support for multi-part video from TrackAddict for Android
- Several fixes for trimming and syncing of joined inputs
- Small adjustments
New in RaceRender 3.3.0 (Nov 5, 2015)
- Quad & Ultra High-Def Output (up to 4K) Improvements:
- Added preset output profiles for 2.5K, 2.7K, and 4K video
- More practical video bitrate defaults
- 17:9 Wide Screen output (requires Windows 10 or Mac OS X 10.11)
- New and Improved Display Object Background Image Editor:
- Adjustable center position when zoomed in
- Larger preview display
- More intuitive control layout
- Colorization option
- Fixed temporary display glitches after certain adjustments
- Fixed Side-by-Side Sync Tool showing incorrect frame on joined inputs
- Fixed Track Map not showing background image when "Draw Map" plot option is turned off
- Fixed background bitmap options not being loaded from selected Style / .RRO file
- Fixed end frame appearing blank on certain input videos
- Made Undo/Redo feature apply to marking start and end points
New in RaceRender 3.2.2 (Sep 24, 2015)
- Output profile adjustments
- Improved "Arrow" icon graphics for track maps
- Fixed jumpiness with data from DriveDeck and BMW M Performance Drive Analyser
- Internal improvements
New in RaceRender 3.2.1 (Sep 3, 2015)
- Bar Graphs support gradient background coloring
- Lap List displays highlight the best lap so far
- Support for data that uses parenthesis notation for negative numbers
- Fixed a template error
New in RaceRender 3.2.0 (Aug 11, 2015)
- New and improved display object styles and templates
- "Needle + Peak" mode option for Gauge displays
- Extended auto-joining of split GoPro video files
- Fixed bug in Track Map and others when PlayRate is set high
- Larger preview size options
- User Interface improvements
- Internal improvements
- Windows: 2.7K and 4K output support in .MP4 H.264 (requires Windows 10)
- Windows: Internal improvements on Windows 8.1 & 10
- Windows: Updated to .NET 4 framework
New in RaceRender 3.1.9 (Jul 27, 2015)
- Better support for SuperFlow WinDyn CSV data
- Enhanced Time Graph quality
- Added Time Graph "Progress" mode
- Added Minimum & Maximum number display styles
New in RaceRender 3.1.8 (Jun 27, 2015)
- Support for GripOne CSV data
- Improved data format support
- Fixed potential bug with Time Graph displays
- Option for longer lap list display
New in RaceRender 3.1.7 (May 5, 2015)
- Fixed bug when extracting RoadHawk HD data
New in RaceRender 3.1.6 (May 2, 2015)
- Option for persistent foreground script variables in Enhanced Display Objects
- Expanded data format support:
- GPX and TCX files with unusual TrackPoint samples
- GoBandit GPS camera data
- General NMEA GPS data embedded in .MP4 / .MOV files
New in RaceRender 3.1.5 (Apr 28, 2015)
- Added SetTextOutline() function for Enhanced Display Object scripts
- Fixed possible freeze with Time Graphs in certain rare conditions
- Expanded support for DriveDeck Sport Pro data
- Better support for German data channel names
- Ability to parse more date/time formats
- Updated red Shift and Brake light styles
New in RaceRender 3.1.4 (Mar 18, 2015)
- Support for Flytec Sensbox CSV data files
New in RaceRender 3.1.3 (Mar 5, 2015)
- More included Gauge, Bar / Level Graph, and Time Graph object styles
- Fixed lags that sometimes happened when configuring Time Graphs
- Fix for problem with invalid data samples from RoadHawk GPS
New in RaceRender 3.1.2 (Jan 26, 2015)
- Support for Air Temp in Garmin Edge 500 GPX files
- Fixed rare bug where generating a gauge could freeze
New in RaceRender 3.1.1 (Jan 15, 2015)
- Prevents screen saver and system sleep when appropriate
- Improved aviation gauge styles
- Additional gauge needle shape options
- Windows: 2.7K and 4K output support (Windows Media Video format only)
New in RaceRender 3.1.0 (Dec 2, 2014)
- Enhanced graphics quality in output videos
- Track maps can be colored according to current lap progress
- Support for GPS data from Porsche Sport Chrono Plus
- Internal improvements
- Fixed Gauge bugs when using a very small data number range
- Fixed Enhanced Display Object DrawLineFlat() bug
- Fixed timeline segments bug when grouping objects together
- Mac OS X: Fixed bug when opening the picture cropping tool
New in RaceRender 3.0.12.0 (Oct 23, 2014)
- Ability to select the font used for Enhanced Display Object drawing functions
- Background color gradient control for G-Force plots
- Speed and Tach settings in Data Overlay Config screen are remembered for next project
- Fixed potential bug in Time Graphs when supplied with unusual data
- Fixed rare bug in Track Map plot
- Updated Steering Wheel EImage rotation to work with GM data from TrackAddict HD
- Better support for Flytrex CSV data
- Support for MaxxECU log files
- Internal precision improvements
New in RaceRender 3.0.11.0 (Sep 2, 2014)
- New logo
- More track map colorization options (braking, speed, gear, G's)
- Miscellaneous small changes
New in RaceRender 3.0.9.0 (Jun 20, 2014)
- More style options shown on the Display Objects Toolbox menu
- Control-clicking on project "Save" button brings up the "Save As" screen
- Includes a Lap List display
- Includes Lap Time Difference displays
- Improved quality when importing embedded images
- Added Enhanced Disp Obj script functions for lap number and time data
- Expanded data file format support
- Miscellaneous adjustments
- Windows: Support for system's installed OTF fonts
- Windows: Fixed possible bug with .png files and some other image formats
New in RaceRender 3.0.8.0 (May 28, 2014)
- Expanded support for Cadence RPM and Heart Rate data in GPX files
- Support for Off Camber Data text files (use "Export to File" option)
- Other data file support improvements
- Windows: Adjusted media format support and guidance
- Windows: Improved issue with rare video encodings that had a black screen or still image
New in RaceRender 3.0.7.0 (May 23, 2014)
- Better support for MoTeC data
- Fixed display bug in the start/finish point selection screen
New in RaceRender 3.0.6.0 (May 20, 2014)
- Expanded support for Racelogic .VBO files
- Improved data file format support
- Speed and Tach gauge options for data in Trim and Sync tools
- More conversion options for Calculated fields
- Supports the RaceRender API (for Windows developers)
New in RaceRender 3.0.5.0 (May 1, 2014)
- Includes Tape/Pointer Gauges (under Enhanced Display Objects)
- Output video bitrate automatically adjusts when changing picture size or frame rate
- Adjusted output video bitrates
- Better support for data files that exceed 100 data columns
- Access to RoadHawk HD accelerometer data
- Increased support for data files with numbers written in 'E' scientific notation
- Better support for Prostar data and similar variations on NMEA
- Expanded GPX file support
- Improved timing precision for AIM data files
- Support for MTA Corse .PRN files
- Support for Racelogic VBOX Sport .VBO files
New in RaceRender 3.0.4.0 (Apr 2, 2014)
- Improved support for Garmin .FIT files
- Improved support for DashCommand CSV files
- Fixed timing issue with some aLapRecorder data
- Distance data now also available in Km and Miles
- Option to display previous lap number and time
- Track map start/finish "bullseye" graphic option
- Additional image colorization option
- Better handling of "disk full" and other errors when rendering output video
- Faster loading of some data files
- Miscellaneous adjustments
New in RaceRender 3.0.3.0 (Mar 7, 2014)
- Improvements for RoadHawk HD data
- Support for Holley EFI data
- Improved support for HP Tuners data
- More precise lap times from Alfano data
- Fixed minor issue reading Harry's LapTimer data
- Support for Mini 0801 Dash Cam GPS data
- Experimental support for DTA E-Race data @ 100 Hz
- Trimming the end of a data file now updates the total lap count
- More race track Start/Finish points
New in RaceRender 3.0.2.0 (Feb 26, 2014)
- Preview stepping buttons (arrows) will go further when holding Control key
- New start/finish point tolerance controls
- Fixed minor issues with the YouTube uploader
- Improvements for MoTeC and certain other data formats
- Windows: Improved dark colors in MPEG-4 / H.264 output videos
- Miscellaneous adjustments
New in RaceRender 3.0.1.0 (Feb 5, 2014)
- Improvements when creating a project from a datalogger overlay template
- Bug fix for certain data file types
New in RaceRender 3.0.0.0 (Feb 3, 2014)
- More powerful, intuitive, and colorful user interface
- Many new and improved data visualization options and styles
- Project Setup Wizard to make creating your project even easier and faster
- Easily add more data visualization displays with the new graphical menu
- Automatically recognizes hundreds of race track Start/Finish points
- Side-by-Side Input Synchronization Tool
- Enhanced display objects for even more advanced data visualizations
- Adjustable media playback rates to fine-tune input synchronization
- Automatically trim project length to match your main video
- Text displays include an outline option to make them more distinct
- Free Edition's logo graphics can now be moved
New in RaceRender 2.9.6a (Feb 1, 2014)
- Improvements for certain >1Hz NMEA files
- Better video sync with Sony HDR-AS30V firmware version 2.0
- Support for Sony .MOFF files that contain NMEA GPS data
- User interface adjustments
New in RaceRender 2.9.6 (Jan 3, 2014)
- Support for Garmin FIT files
- Support for GPS data encoded in RoadHawk HD video files
- Better video sync with Sony GPS data (ie HDR-AS30V)
- Improvements for video files that contain GPS data
New in RaceRender 2.9.5b (Dec 9, 2013)
- Reduced track map clipping when using rotation mode
- Track Start/Finish screen is better at restoring slider position
- Faster extraction of NMEA data inside video files (ie Contour GPS)
- Fixed a minor text rendering issue
New in RaceRender 2.9.5a (Nov 18, 2013)
- Supports entering specific coordinates when setting the start/finish point
- Better detection of NMEA GPS data inside of video files (Contour and others)
- Expanded support for Racelogic GPS data
- Improved loading speed of high sample rate data
- Windows: Fixed error in YouTube uploader when no file is selected
New in RaceRender 2.9.5 (Nov 13, 2013)
- Gauge Designer can be previewed by all edition levels. (Ultimate still required to save changes)
- Better handling of certain data files that provide Altitude in feet instead of meters
- Applied preferred speed unit (ie MPH, Km/h, etc) to more cases
- Fixed initial flashing when using "Flash" mode in text-based data displays
- Fixed incorrect altitude data in some cases
- Data "Field" selections are retained when changing display object styles
- User Interface adjustments
- Various small improvements
New in RaceRender 2.9.4c (Oct 11, 2013)
- Increased datalogger input support
- Time Graph object now includes a graph thickness setting
- Nicer display object icons
New in RaceRender 2.9.4b (Sep 25, 2013)
- Prevents excessive log file sizes from certain rare situations
- Windows: Fixed some window clipping on systems that use the "large fonts" display option
New in RaceRender 2.9.4a (Sep 18, 2013)
- Improved datalogger input support
- Windows: Extra safegaurds for crashes caused by 3rd party media libraries and codecs
- Minor adjustments
New in RaceRender 2.9.4 (Sep 9, 2013)
- Additional display object Styles
- Reduced track map clipping when using rotation mode
- Improved audio quality and performance for certain AVI codecs
- Fixed NMEA data error with certain longitudes
- Increased diagnostic capability
- Windows: 64-bit version available for Windows 7 and 8 users
New in RaceRender 2.9.3a (Aug 29, 2013)
- Added calculated rate of climb ascent/descent to display object Field selections
- Added calculated elevation grade to display object Field selections
- Support for NMEA data with incomplete "fix" flags (such as iON GPS cameras)
- Automatic workaround for certain rare H.264 decoding issues
- Text-based display objects can now show very large numbers
New in RaceRender 2.9.3 (Aug 23, 2013)
- Support for Trackpoint data in Garmin TCX file format
- Expanded datalogger input support
- Smoother track map curves and corners (for certain data formats with low GPS sample rate)
- Fixed timing issue with RaceCapturePro data
- Fixed selection of 59.94 FPS output on systems that use a comma as a decimal separator
- Fixed rare issue where certain input media formats may produce the wrong colors
- Windows 7 & 8: Fixed glitchyness with certain video encodings
New in RaceRender 2.9.2a (Aug 3, 2013)
- Expanded datalogger input support
- Fixed error in current best lap time display when used with "Ignore First Lap Triggers" adjustment
- Adjusted automatic speed calculation and unit of measure conversion
- Minor bug fixes
New in RaceRender 2.9.2 (Jul 29, 2013)
- Additional data layout template and gauge styles
- Can easily set speed default to MPH, Km/h, Knots, or m/s (see "Project Settings" button)
- Transmission gear estimation (for systems that don't provide Gear #, but do have Speed and RPM)
- Gear +/- adjustment factor (under data input config screen)
- Text-based data displays (Gear, Lap Number, Text Data) have Mode option to flash upon data change
- Data input files of the same format and layout can now be joined together sequentially
- TrackAddict HD data's OBD-2 speed will now be used instead of GPS speed by default
- Support for RaceChrono Version 2 data format
- Small adjustments
New in RaceRender 2.9.1b (Jun 6, 2013)
- Better handling of incomplete times in Harry's LapTimer data files
New in RaceRender 2.9.1a (Jun 3, 2013)
- Fixed timing issue with certain Trackmaster data files
- Minor datalogger input improvements
New in RaceRender 2.9.1 (Jun 2, 2013)
- Nicer Generic gauge styles
- Added another new data overlay template
- Improved support for Racelogic data
- Fixed manual lap start/finish setting for certain dataloggers
- Miscellaneous small tweaks
New in RaceRender 2.9 (May 25, 2013)
- New and improved data overlay templates and styles
- Enhanced "Better" and "Maximum" picture quality settings
- Dual-needle gauge mode (for two-pointer altimeters and similar)
- Selectable needle taper shapes
- Colored background option for G-Force plots
- Zoom, rotate, and chroma key controls for object background images
- Improved render quality for background images and embedded images
- Checkerboard pattern to indicate transparency on tool screens
- Simulated G-force data for GPS systems that lack accelerometers
- Smoother GPS heading calculation
- Increased lap time precision for AIM systems
- Expanded support for Garmin Edge GPX and OruxMaps GPX data
- Fixed small bug with setting start/finish point for Racelogic data
- Other miscellaneous fixes
New in RaceRender 2.8.6 (Apr 25, 2013)
- Options to lower CPU use or pause when creating an output video file
- Ability to edit timeline segment lengths more directly
- "Smooth Needle Movement" feature is more consistent
- Fixed lap range selection when creating a video
- Internal diagnostic improvements
- Windows: Workaround for Windows 7 H.264 encoder 4GB bug
New in RaceRender 2.8.5 (Apr 10, 2013)
- Enhanced picture quality levels
- Support for Haltech data
- Better handling of blank values in data logs
- Small refinements to data overlay graphics
- Option to set manual lap start/finish point from main screen (right-click on Input data file)
- Improved detection for NMEA data inside of video files
- Nicer Timeline View text rendering and smarter coloring
- Fixed bar graph gradient color when loading from a template
- Minor performance boost
- Windows: fixed video timing issues for certain framerates on Windows 7 & 8
New in RaceRender 2.8.4a Build 20130320 (Mar 27, 2013)
- Windows: Fixed green output video problem
New in RaceRender 2.8.4 Build 20130320 (Mar 20, 2013)
- Gradient coloring on bar graphs
- Added a Lap Timer Style option to show seconds only (no minutes)
- Enhanced lap time precision when manually setting a lap start/finish point
- Improved calculated GPS speeds and headings
- Output video bitrate setting will be highlighted if below recommended minimum quality
- Windows: Improved H.264 output color accuracy
- Windows: Fixed problems for projects that need very high memory use
New in RaceRender 2.8.3 Build 20130207 (Feb 7, 2013)
- Improved support for Torque app data
- Faster extraction of Contour GPS data
- User interface tweaks
- Nicer logo on Free edition videos
New in RaceRender 2.8.2 Build 20130131 (Jan 31, 2013)
- Additional support for 24-bit and 96 kHz input audio
- Improved support for Wave and Broadcast Wave Format audio files
- Improved support for AVI file audio
- Updated video output profiles
- More distinct coloring for G-Force "History Fade" option
- Added "Show Diagnostic Log" option to Help menu
- Minor bug fixes
New in RaceRender 2.8.1 Build 20130124 (Jan 24, 2013)
- Gauge numbering will now show one decimal place when interval is not a whole number
- Improved support for Harry's GPS LapTimer
- Fixed best lap detection when lap data doesn't start at zero
- Added Celsius and Fahrenheit conversions to calculated data field options
- Support for creating 120 FPS videos
- Reduced lag when resuming preview playback
New in RaceRender 2.8 Build 20130114 (Jan 14, 2013)
- Improved datalogger compatibility
- Detects NMEA data embedded in video files (ie Contour GPS)
- Automatic option to load GoPro multi-file sets as a single joined input
- Added "Revert Project" option to File menu
- Nicer picture quality controls in video creation and preview settings
- Fixed YouTube upload error that affected some users
- Adjusted "Limit Clutter" gauge option to fit tachometers better
- Smarter default settings for template configuration
- Fixed slow user interface performance with joined video inputs
- Boosted success rate for Network/WiFi transfers from TrackAddict HD
- Many internal changes and improvements resulting from Mac work
- Miscellaneous small user interface improvements
- Updated program icon
New in RaceRender 2.7.3 (Nov 10, 2012)
- Added option to limit gauge label clutter
- Support for PZRacing exports
- H.264 encoder finalization tweaks
- Small multi-threading reliability tweaks
New in RaceRender 2.7.2 (Oct 20, 2012)
- Slightly faster graphics performance
- Additional output frame rate options
- Tweaked H.264 encoder finalization
- Improved compatibility with AIM data exports
New in RaceRender 2.7.1 (Oct 1, 2012)
- Added option to show best lap so far (as opposed to the overall best)
- Improved error mitigation when encoding H.264 output
- Added diagnostic log viewer to Start Menu group
- Small adjustments
New in RaceRender 2.7 (Sep 20, 2012)
- Much nicer and more consistent datalogger overlay templates
- Added a wizard for easy datalogger overlay configuration
- Creating a new datalogger overlay project is now more streamlined
- Gradient coloring for gauge faces
- Other graphics improvements
- Gear indicator now shows 'N' for zero and 'R' for less than zero
- Gauge Designer can set different font sizes for gauge label and gauge numbering
- 960p output picture size option
- Increased Free edition's max Display Objects from 18 to 24
- Removed prompt when switching datalogger overlay templates
- Color selection boxes now retain custom colors across all display objects
- Option to shutdown computer when video render is complete
- Fixed potential crash when applying a template
- Miscellaneous tweaks
New in RaceRender 2.6.5 (Aug 8, 2012)
- Better support for very large data files
New in RaceRender 2.6.4 (Jul 27, 2012)
- Gauge Designer supports split stepping (like C6 Corvette gauges)
- Larger preview screen size options
- Support for TrailTech Voyager extension data in GPX files
- Improved datalogger format support
- Internal changes in preparation for Mac port
New in RaceRender 2.6.3 (Jul 4, 2012)
- Much smoother OBD-2 data for TrackAddict HD
New in RaceRender 2.6.2 (Jun 18, 2012)
- Support for MegaSquirt .MSL log files
- Support for SpeedAngle GMOS .SA files
- Workaround for bad timestamps in certain datalogger files
- Fixed rare case of incomplete track maps
- Minor tweaks
New in RaceRender 2.6.1 (Jun 5, 2012)
- Full use of Text Data, Lap Count, Timer, and Gear Display objects in Deluxe edition
- Windows 8 support. Includes fast H.264 encoding with High Profile.
- Larger display and new controls when manually setting start/finish point
- Option to control which media libraries are used for decoding (under File menu)
- Better support for data files that include a UTF-8 Byte Order Mark (BOM)
- H.264 encoder tweaks
- Improved diagnostic capability
New in RaceRender 2.6.0 (May 11, 2012)
- Fixed H.264 encoding issues that were occurring in certain cases
- Data handling improvements for latest version of TrackAddict HD app
- Improved the "C6V" data overlay template
- Shape objects now have a high-res option
- Duplicating a display object will now select the new object
- Added guidance tip when creating a datalogger project
New in RaceRender 2.5.9 (Apr 9, 2012)
- Added "Snap To Grid" mode for moving display objects (option under Edit menu)
- Option for even higher resolution track map rendering
- Network/WiFi transfer data & video from TrackAddict HD app (option under File menu)
- Fixed loading of templates when using the "Open File..." screen
- Timer object is now compatible with supported data fields that also include date
New in RaceRender 2.5.8 (Mar 19, 2012)
- Additional logic to handle issues with G-Tech Fanatic .GTR and .CSV files
New in RaceRender 2.5.7 (Feb 24, 2012)
- Added Circles+Axis G-Force display option
- New data overlay template
- Output video creation window can now be minimized to run in the background
- Fixed lag when working with background images
- Fixed incomplete background in some rounded bar graphs
- Miscellaneous tweaks
New in RaceRender 2.5.6 (Jan 24, 2012)
- Improved issue where template menu and preview displays could turn black
- Supports latest capabilities of TrackAddict HD app for iPhone (ver 1.2)
- Better datalogger calculations
- Fixed minor graphics bug
- Internal changes
New in RaceRender 2.5.5 (Dec 27, 2011)
- Fixed memory leak / text render bug
- Increased preview responsiveness
- Added lap timer and counter styles to display the best lap
New in RaceRender 2.5.4 (Dec 22, 2011)
- New data overlay gauge styles and template
- Improved text and other graphics
- Minor bug fixes
- Release coincides with the new TrackAddict HD app for iPhone; Includes similar data overlays and internal improvements
New in RaceRender 2.5.3 (Dec 5, 2011)
- Fixed backwards picture that affected some videos and images
- Faster rendering performance
- Miscellaneous tweaks
New in RaceRender 2.5.2 (Dec 1, 2011)
- Fixed problems with H.264 video output
New in RaceRender 2.5.1 (Nov 26, 2011)
- Improved YouTube uploader: added progress indicator, uses far less memory
- Fixed black bar when using "Better" or "Best" quality settings
- More data overlay templates and styles
- Template menus now have a scroll bar when there are more than 15 templates available
- Double-clicking on a display object group will open the properties box for the
- specific child object that was clicked
- Reduced possibility of lag from internal deadlocks
- Slow preview performace will no longer freeze the video (may have audio gaps instead)
- Increased video bitrate for "Internet / E-Mail: Standard (480)" profile
New in RaceRender 2.5.0 (Nov 19, 2011)
- Windows 7 users: fast MPEG-4 H.264 output, faster media decoding, and QuickTime is no longer required
- Uses Microsoft Media Foundation for H.264, MPEG-4, and some others
- QuickTime is now optional for Windows 7 users; can be useful for image files and backup media decoding
- Much faster rendering performance
- Windows Media output uses newer profiles for encoding, when available
- Improved Bitmap image support
- Added JPEG and basic GIF image support for systems without QuickTime installed
- Fixed display accuracy bug when using the picture cropping screen
- Fixed possible crash when exporting an audio clip
- Should work better on processors that don't support SSE2 instructions
- G-Force plot now has a "History Fade" option to animate previous data points
- Fixed occasional audio static/corruption on Windows 7
- Better support for smartphone videos encoded with "portrait" camera orientation
- Reduced black screen glitches on Windows XP and/or slower computers
- Fixed bug in YouTube uploader that caused it to forget the output file name
- Miscellaneous improvements for media decoding on Windows 7
New in RaceRender 2.4.4 (Nov 7, 2011)
- General Improvements:
- Free Edition now allows up to 18 display objects! (can use all included templates)
- Ability to set output video bitrate higher than 20,000 kbps
- Slightly increased performance on systems with multiple CPU cores
- Datalogger Improvements:
- Easy switching of datalogger templates (right-click on data input file, choose "Load Template")
- More included style options for data visualization objects
- Improved track map elevation shading
- Increased compatibility with time values in nanoseconds or microseconds
- Better handling of very large and/or very precise data numbers
- Improvements for aLapRecorder data
- Added 3 more calculated data field options
New in RaceRender 2.4.3 (Nov 7, 2011)
- Free Edition now has higher limits: 4 input files/objects, 8 display objects, etc.
- Displays a message if Input File Join fails
- Refined taper on gauge needles
- Calculated data field option (applies user-specified arithmetic to a field)
- Improved datalogger support (GPX format, ContourGPS, and others)
New in RaceRender 2.4.2 (Nov 7, 2011)
- Timer object can be used to display a selected data field as a time
- Added a Lap Timer style that includes hours (hh:mm:ss.nn)
- Updated "Data - 44E" dashboard template
- Improved handling of NMEA and GPX data files that span more than 16 hours
- Fixed a recent bug that affected loading Qstarz and similar datalogger files
- Improved support for European dataloggers
New in RaceRender 2.4.1 (Nov 7, 2011)
- Includes clipart and indicator icons for Embedded Image objects
- Fixed a potential race condition that could cause incomplete object rendering
- New Data Visualization Features:
- Gauge needles now have a tapered shape by default
- Embedded Image objects can be controlled with a data input
- Compass display object styles (both as a Gauge, and as a rotated Embedded Image)
- Added Gauge styles for displaying accelerometer data
- More options to customize G-Force axis/circle rendering
- Reduced the possibility of a rare freeze in the Gauge Designer
New in RaceRender 2.4 (Nov 7, 2011)
- Improved styles and templates
- Full Alpha channel support (variable transparency) for bitmap input files
- Ability to load or paste images into the project as Embedded Image objects
- User interface adjustments and fixes
- New Data Overlay Options:
- Import a realistic (or custom) background image for gauges and most data objects
- Export snapshots of display objects
- Draw a line across the map start/finish instead of a simple mark
- Easier use of accelerometer data in bar graphs, text displays, etc.
- Gauges work better with negative number ranges
- Cancelling out of the data template menu will no longer create generic displays
- Fixed total lap count displaying 999 or 255 for files that lack lap data
- Improved documentation
New in RaceRender 2.3.2 (Nov 7, 2011)
- Template menu now shows 15 options
- Three new datalogger overlay templates
- Commas within datalogger cells are treated as decimal separators (Euro style)
- Support for data from Porsche's Sport Chrono Package Plus
New in RaceRender 2.3.1 (Nov 7, 2011)
- Support for Alfano dataloggers (including files with multiple sessions)
- Improved support for XT Racing GPX Pro datalogger
- Automatically uses Start/Finish point from RacePak and AIM data, and possibly others
- Added How-To documentation for RacePak and Alfano dataloggers
- Added How-To documentation for creating complex & realistic gauges
- Fixed frozen speedometer for non-GPS dataloggers when "Detect GPS Updates" was set
- Fixed calculated speed and heading options on loggers that lack GPS update on every sample
- Small tweaks to improve high-res track maps
- Improved time precision when rendering output video files
- Boosted accuracy of AVI file output frame rate
- Added video sync double-check that may be needed for certain cameras
- Fixed a couple of user interface glitches
New in RaceRender 2.3 (Aug 3, 2011)
- General Improvements:
- Improved YouTube uploader
- Faster program start
- Startup splash screen
- Datalogger Improvements:
- Added session lap listing with seek function ("Laps" button at top of main screen)
- G-Force markers now respond to range setting and will indicate 0.5, 1, 2, 4, etc. G's
- Input file triming tool now has the option to show track map, G-Force, speed, or tachometer
- Experimental support for GTech-Pro RR Fanatic .GTR files
- Fixed accelerometer data bug related to the "Boost Sample Rate" option
- Fixed AIM file issues: incorrect min/max ranges, wrong start/finish point tolerance
- Fixed memory bug affecting datalogger files that have more than 64 columns
New in RaceRender 2.2.4 (Jul 5, 2011)
- Fixed video rendering bug related to the use of timeline segments
- Support for datalogger files that only provide segmented times (such as AIM)
- Fixed minor memory leaks
- Miscellaneous internal and diagnostic improvements
New in RaceRender 1.7.1 (Feb 17, 2011)
- Fixed problem with output AVI audio
- Additional datalogger compatibility improvements
- Reduced risk of multi-threading deadlocks with Windows Media
- Small bug fixes
- Can be installed on same the system as RaceRender Version 2 (coming soon)
New in RaceRender 1.7 (Nov 1, 2010)
- Updated GUI style on Windows Vista and 7
- Simplified media source "Add" process
- Hold the Shift key while clicking "Add" to bring up the menu
- Leaderboards can still be added by using the File menu
- Added overlay size options to the Picture-in-Picture and Datalogger Overlay Wizards (this creates custom display positions and therefore only applies to the Deluxe edition)
- Datalogger overlay tweaks:
- Simplified Lap Counter option (omits "LAP" text; edit the datalogger layout to access it)
- Adjustable Lap Timer hold length (set in Project Options, under the File Menu)
- "Check for Updates" menu option now checks for any new release, not just a milestone release
- Miscellaneous improvements
New in RaceRender 1.6 (Aug 19, 2010)
- Major datalogger overlay improvements:
- Graphical gauges
- Custom layout editor
- More preset layout options
- Customizable gauge dials and bar graphs for user-selectable data inputs
- Configurable datalogger file import (choose which columns are used for each display element)
- Ability to import & export datalogger profile and options into a file
- Fixed 5-digit RPM text mode not activating when map isn't displayed
- Larger preview size options
- More output picture size options
- Higher quality presets for output video profiles
- Improved support for ',' decimal separators used on some European systems
- Minor user interface tweaks
- Installer now cleans up previous uninstaller entries
New in RaceRender 1.4 (Mar 6, 2010)
- Datalogger improvements
- Auto-detects and supports comma, tab, and semi-colon delimited files
- Support for RLC datalogger (use export option for "ChaseCam DashWare")
- Fixed rare crash with lap timer option
- Fixed occasional glitches in the Windows Media Video reader
- Expanded AVI audio codec support
- Support for DirectShow audio codecs; not perfect yet
- Can also use QuickTime 7 for audio decoding
New in RaceRender 1.2 (Jan 8, 2010)
- New Deluxe Edition feature: Optional display titles for each camera
- Added "Project Options" menu (under the File menu) to adjust settings
- that apply to the whole project. (fonts, effect durations, etc.)
- Added an alternate font for leaderboard and camera titles
- More visible default color for datalogger lap display
- Fixed rare hang/crash when using datalogger lap timer option
- Reduced installer size and dependancy on system runtime DLL's
- Improved thread synchronization performance in Windows Media Video reader
- Faster leaderboard rendering performance
- Removed potential glitches in graphics math
New in RaceRender 1.1 (Oct 2, 2009)
- Increased AVI file compatibility for systems that have QuickTime 7 installed. Audio now works for GoPro cameras.
- Boosted Windows Media output performance
- Better quality settings for "Internet" WMV profiles
- Added ETA indicator when creating videos
- Reduced the risk of a crash when dealing with a corrupted Windows Media audio stream
- Improved detection of G-Tac Pro datalogger files
New in RaceRender 1.0 (Sep 12, 2009)
- Rendering performance boost
- Further optimized for modern processors
- Now requires SSE (Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon XP)
- Better use of multi-core processors, especially at higher quality settings
- Previews play smoother and better
- Creating video files still depends mostly on codec and disk performance
- Added preview volume level control
- Added more visual effects as a Timeline Event actions
- Lights On / Lights Off (brightness)
- Color In / Color Out
- Zoom In / Zoom Out
- Expand To Full Screen
- Miscellaneous small improvements
New in RaceRender 0.96.1 (Sep 12, 2009)
- Updated documentation
- Windows Media output improvements
- Added eyedropper tool for chroma key color selection
- Screen saver is temporarily disabled during preview playback
- Various tweaks and enhancements