Your overlay just got weather!
The Race Ninja Video Editor now puts your overlay exactly where you placed it. Colours and size match the preview. You can also drop weather from that lap onto the video: air temp, wind, track temp and the condition icon. Film, upload, place things, then download a clip that looks like the preview.
You lined the speed number up over the apex. Then you downloaded the clip and it sat ever so slightly off.
That used to happen more than it should. The preview was close. Close isn't good enough for us
The Video Editor now puts things where you put them. Colours too. The name is the colour you picked. The track line is the thickness you chose. Drag it, size it, pick a look, and the file you download is that picture. It's had a much needed fine tune!
Weather from that lap, on that lap
There's a new tray in the list. Weather.
Race Ninja already knows what the air was doing when you filmed. So you can drop that onto the clip instead of guessing later from a forecast screenshot. Air temp. Track temp. Wind, with an arrow that turns with you so a headwind points down the screen. Humidity, pressure, a condition icon, even how it felt.
That's the bit people actually share. Not "I did a 48.9." A 48.9 in 11 degrees with the wind cutting down the back straight.
What a HUD tool still won't do for you
Telemetry Overlay is still a strong desktop app if you just want gauges on a ski run or a bike ride. It won't time your laps. It doesn't already know the weather at your circuit that morning. We wrote the honest comparison if you want the longer version.
RaceChrono and Harry's will put a phone HUD on a clip, if you bolt a phone to the kart. We start from the camera you already race with. Then the overlay sits on top of the analysis, not instead of it.
A Saturday at Whilton, on the video
You book a run. It's cold and the wind is ugly down the back. You upload the original GoPro file, open the editor, park Air Temp and Wind next to your speed. When you send the lap to the group chat, they can see why that time was hard.
No extra box. No weather station. If the session has weather, the items are sitting in the tray waiting to be switched on.
Try it on a session you already have
Send the original file up from your analysis history. Don't re-encode it first. Open the Video Editor on the results page. Nudge a gauge. Switch on Air Temp and Wind. Render one lap and hold it next to the preview.
Not sure the camera logged GPS? Check the camera list before you waste a card. And if you cut in DaVinci or Premiere, the Editor format from last week is still the one you want for a transparent layer. This update is about the picture matching, and the weather from that lap sitting on it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Race Ninja have a GoPro telemetry overlay editor?
Does the Race Ninja overlay match what I see in the editor?
Can I add weather to my racing video overlay?
Is Race Ninja a Telemetry Overlay alternative for racers?
Do I need extra hardware to show weather on my lap video?
How do I put wind direction on my onboard video?
Step-by-Step Guide
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Upload the original file
Send the GoPro or DJI footage up from your garage. Keep the original file so the GPS and the session weather stay attached.
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Open the Video Editor
On the results page, open the Video Editor. The preview is the picture you will download.
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Place gauges and weather
Drag speed, lap time or the track map where you want them. Switch on Air Temp, Wind or Track Temp from the Weather tray if the session has weather.
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Render one lap and check it
Render a single lap and hold it next to the preview. If it matches, render the rest of the session.
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