Show HN: I made a tool to turn boring GPX files into cool videos
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#2Hey, I'm Tobi.
After burning out some time ago, I took a long motorbike trip to recover. I recorded my trip with a GPS tracker but didn't know what to do with the data. So, I created a tool to visualize the route.
Re: Show HN: I made a tool to turn boring GPX files into cool videos
#3Hey, I'm Tobi. After burning out some time ago, I took a long motorbike trip to recover. I recorded my trip with a GPS tracker but didn't know what to do with the data. So, I created a tool to visualize the route.
Feedback I’d have like more examples to watch at the top of tha page and less “create your video” buttons. All the buttons feel desperate.
Re: Show HN: I made a tool to turn boring GPX files into cool videos
#4Nice job ! I've tried with a hiking GPX. It works pretty well and the sliders to adjust the settings are great. However, I'm seeing weird vertical lines on the map.
Re: Show HN: I made a tool to turn boring GPX files into cool videos
#5Current I publish 2 walking videos per week on YouTube [1] also with a GPX Animation in the intro. For the GPX track I currently use the free GPX Animator [1] with some scripting of the CLI args.
I have experimented also with Mapbox and Remotion and could get nicer results than GPX Animator but it's not even worth the render time. Same for Google Earth Studio - it's just too slow as I often create batches of 5-6 videos per day. How long does one 20s video take to render - 4K60?
One thing I'd love to have is not just the GPX track but photos or video snippets popping up geo-located - maybe even info boxes for more than just a moving line. This could be coming from Wikipedia etc or some custom JSON data. There is potential to improve map animations but I can't see how I would recoup the cost per video. For me it would be worth less than $0.50 per video on my volume of 100+ videos per year. The web interface and video looks nice though the pricing is out of reach.
I wish you success and maybe there really is a market for premium priced GPX Animations. For me personally this could only work as a standalone app in the $30-$50 price range only.
Good job on the polishing!
[1]https://www.youtube.com/@poptravelorg [2]https://gpx-animator.app/
Re: Show HN: I made a tool to turn boring GPX files into cool videos
#6Hey, I'm Tobi. After burning out some time ago, I took a long motorbike trip to recover. I recorded my trip with a GPS tracker but didn't know what to do with the data. So, I created a tool to visualize the route.
Feedback I’d have like more examples to watch at the top of tha page and less “create your video” buttons. All the buttons feel desperate.
Great feedback, much appreciated!
Re: Show HN: I made a tool to turn boring GPX files into cool videos
#7Nice job ! I've tried with a hiking GPX. It works pretty well and the sliders to adjust the settings are great. However, I'm seeing weird vertical lines on the map.
Thanks! Can you elaborate on weird vertical lines? Do they look like small spikes?
Re: Show HN: I made a tool to turn boring GPX files into cool videos
#8Prior art here would be relive.cc which pretty much built their whole business on this concept applied to the cycling market
Re: Show HN: I made a tool to turn boring GPX files into cool videos
#9Nice job ! I've tried with a hiking GPX. It works pretty well and the sliders to adjust the settings are great. However, I'm seeing weird vertical lines on the map.
Thanks! Can you elaborate on weird vertical lines? Do they look like small spikes?
Yes, going from the ground to the sky. Maybe because it was on a volcanic island ? There were some in the Ocean as well.
Re: Show HN: I made a tool to turn boring GPX files into cool videos
#10Current I publish 2 walking videos per week on YouTube [1] also with a GPX Animation in the intro. For the GPX track I currently use the free GPX Animator [1] with some scripting of the CLI args. I have experimented also with Mapbox and Remotion and could get nicer results than GPX Animator but it's not even worth the render time. Same for Google Earth Studio - it's just too slow as I often create batches of 5-6 vide…
I like the idea of the snippets popping out along the way. I would clearly use it for my website (https://trekstories.c100k.eu).
Another good use case I see, is for race organizers to showcase the route on their website. That would look more modern compared to the usual low-res screenshot. Something like this : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5GjuRS9sVA