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Movie Export
Here is a sample in-car and
datalogging overlay movie (6 MB, Windows media format).
The option to export a recording as a movie was added with HondaLogger
V3.5.3 This creates an AVI file of some of the sensors in the recording,
with a blue background so that the exported movie may be combined with
video from a vehicle. The best way to show how this works is by an
example.
In car video:
Video from HondaLogger:
Combined video:
Size warning: The AVI files are uncompressed and are
approximately 1.8 GB per minute, so you will need plenty of disk space
Exporting the Movie
In HondaLogger from the File menu select Export Movie.
At first it is best to experiment exporting a very short clip and
viewing the resulting AVI until you are pleased with the options.
- Filename - The filename which the resulting movie is saved
as.
- Time Span - Sets the start and end times of the recording, in
seconds.
- AVI Settings - Sets the frame rate and size for the movie.
For best results match the frame rate with that of the video which you
are going to merge the recording to. For NTSC the standard frame rate
and size is 29.97 fps and 720 x 480 pixels. The font size specifies
the size of the characters for printed information.
- Information - Sets what information is shown, and where it is
placed.
Merging the exported video with
in-car video
To merge the two videos you need to set the options for the HondaLogger
video so that chroma blue is treated as transparent. To do this on Adobe
Premier use a transparent filter with a 'key type' of 'blue screen'. Note
that some movie editing applications (such as Microsoft Move Maker) do not
support merging two video files.
Limitation
The exported movie must be smaller than about 2.2 GB, which is about
1:30-2:00 minutes. To create movies longer than this you must break export
the movie as two or more parts.
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