What's 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 (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)
- Mac: Up to 4K output now supported (requires OS X 10.11 "El Capitan")
- 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
- Mac: Improved video output encoding on OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) and newer
- Mac: Minimum system requirement is now OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion)
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
- Mac: Improved image file format support
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
New in RaceRender 3.1.8 (Jul 6, 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 21, 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
- Mac OS X: Minor user interface adjustments
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
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 (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 (Sep 2, 2014)
- New logo
- More track map colorization options (braking, speed, gear, G's)
- Miscellaneous small changes
New in RaceRender 3.0.9 (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
- Mac OS X: Better list display for grouped display objects and joined inputs
New in RaceRender 3.0.8 (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
New in RaceRender 3.0.7 (May 23, 2014)
- Better support for MoTeC data
- Fixed display bug in the start/finish point selection screen
New in RaceRender 3.0.6 (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 (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 (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
- Mac OS X: Reduced occasional lags when seeking the preview
New in RaceRender 3.0.3 (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 (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 (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 (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 2.9.5c (Dec 20, 2013)
- Mac OS X: Fixed issue with App Nap on OS X 10.9 (Mavericks)
- Miscellaneous adjustments
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
New in RaceRender 2.9.5 (Nov 8, 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
- Mac OS X: Added tooltips
New in RaceRender 2.9.4d (Oct 22, 2013)
- Increased datalogger input support.
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
- Mac OS X: Works with Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks)
New in RaceRender 2.9.4b (Sep 25, 2013)
- Prevents excessive log file sizes from certain rare situations
New in RaceRender 2.9.4a (Sep 17, 2013)
- Improved datalogger input support
- Mac OS X: Small user interface fixes
- 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
- Mac OS X: Beta test goals complete!
- Improved video decoding and preview performance (especially for high FPS videos)
- Improved preview audio playback
- Fixed number entry errors on systems that use a comma as a decimal separator
- Increased diagnostic capability when sending crash reports
New in RaceRender 2.9.2 Beta 2 (Aug 3, 2013)
- User interface bug fixes and tweaks
- 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
- Mac OS X beta: improvements for occasional lagging issue and other glitches
New in RaceRender 2.9.2 Beta 1 (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 Beta 3 (Jun 6, 2013)
- Better handling of incomplete times in Harry's LapTimer data files
- Datalogger input is more resilient when encountering unusual data or errors
New in RaceRender 2.9.1a Beta 2 (Jun 3, 2013)
- Fixed timing issue with certain Trackmaster data files
- Minor datalogger input improvements
New in RaceRender 2.9.1 Beta 1 (Jun 3, 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 Beta 1 (May 25, 2013)
- Lots of user interface bug fixes and tweaks
- 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
- Mac OS X beta: bug fixes and more features (see Mac download link for details)
New in RaceRender 2.8.6 Beta 1 (Apr 25, 2013)
- Fixed more minor user interface bugs
- 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
- Mac OS X beta: bug fixes and more features (see Mac download link for details)
New in RaceRender 2.8.5 Beta 1 (Apr 10, 2013)
- Installs into the system's main Applications folder, rather than the user's Applications folder
- Fixed minor user interface bugs
- 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
New in RaceRender 2.8.4 Beta 1 (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
- Mac OS X beta: bug fixes and more features (see Mac download link for details)
New in RaceRender 2.8.3 Beta 1 (Feb 7, 2013)
- Gauge Designer (for Ultimate Edition)
- YouTube Uploader
- Fixed output video distortion that affected some less common picture sizes
- Minor tweaks
- Improved support for Torque app data
- Faster extraction of Contour GPS data
- User interface tweaks
- Nicer logo on Free edition videos
- Mac OS X beta: bug fixes and more features (see Mac download link for details)
New in RaceRender 2.8.2 Beta 1 (Jan 31, 2013)
- Ability to add and customize additional display objects in your project
- Complete Display Object properties box (type-specific customizations now available)
- File type associations
- AVI file audio for PCM, mu-law, and A-law codecs (bonus feature, provided as-is)
- Fixed frame-tearing issue in output videos
- Small bug fixes
- 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
- Mac OS X beta: bug fixes and more features (see Mac download link for details)
New in RaceRender 2.8.1 Beta (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
- Mac OS X beta: bug fixes and more features (see Mac download link for details)