How to Add Data Overlays to GoPro Video With Garmin VIRB Edit (Free Software)

A walk-through of how I use Garmin Virb Edit on the Mac to add data overlay to my videos with data from my sensors. Also a few tips along the way for gauge size/transformations and how to include more than one source of data for comparison videos.
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[@Norman92151]

Wow. Thanks Shane for demystifying this whole process. I'm jazzed to get a GoPro and give it a go.

[@derekkuhl]

Thank you Shane for this video and all you do to support the cycling/Zwift/Garmin world. You are my go to for this kind of detailed information. Keep up the good work and I love your stuff.

[@benclark2322]

Thanks Shane, since I asked you about this program I've slowly been building up using the GoPro and edge 520 for flying videos out of Ballarat. What you showed today confirmed I am doing it right. Not just great for cycling but for other activities as well. Keep up the great work and catch ya on the road 👍

[@matoatlantis]

Few seconds into the video and I already got what I needed. Quick check how others do this doesn't hurt either. Perfect, thanks!

[@urionyx]

are there any android app for mobile devices? nice video 🔥🔥🔥

[@vsaucenou323]

Simply, quick, and clear. Thank you for the amazing video!

[@dorkii10]

Man, this was such a good tutorial. It held up over time as I am still using this tutorial in 2021 with gopro9. Ty!

[@ReadytoDIRT]

Hey buddy what about multiple clips from the same ride? You can sync them to?

[@CoachNealF]

@@ReadytoDIRT If you are still wondering about syncing clips, I just did my first video/data sync using VIRB, syncing the ride data to multiple clips linked together. Got it to work quite well after fudging about with geo-syncing each clip. After clicking geo-sync, I adjusted the slider bar on the right to match the elapsed time on that video clip. Here is how it went: each clip was 8:52 in length, but my gopro turned on 11 seconds AFTER I started my head unit. That meant to sync accurately, I needed to add 11 seconds each time I synced the data to each clip. Example. Clip #2 started at 8:52, so I adjusted the data slider bar to 9:03. Worked pretty spot on.

[@wallz918]

Great timing on this video! I just picked up a Hero6. Gonna try it out on Saturday!! Thanks!

[@wastrey123]

Great video mate! Really clear and good vibe! Appreciate the effort here! Liked and subscribed!

[@brianwillaman1776]

Excellent tutorial video!! I just picked up a GoPro and wanted to sync my data. Very clear and concise video. Great job!

[@florianbusch3082]

Perfect tutorial! I’ve been looking for this forever! Thanks :) From a graphic designers perspective I’d recommend giving each UI element some space to the borders to breath :)

[@CarlCzanik1]

Thanks for sharing. used this nearly four years after it was posted... helped me get started...

[@neil3260]

Thanks, that info will be very handy for a project I'm looking at doing. I think it will also change the way a lot will view the "mud maps" we use now.

[@BarvicutesTV]

never gets old tutorial.. great work. thanks mate>>

[@KieranEboard]

Thank you! This is very useful. I carry my GoPro to ride electric skateboards.And I want to show the GPS datas, speed, height, range, route everything with overlay. Great. Right the tutorial I need. Trying.

[@The_GreenMachine]

tons of time spent on gauges, but beginning was straight to the point. good video! seems easy enough to use. everything working currently

[@szabiakanich]

Cool video, great insight into your workflow. Your 'ride along' videos always looked cool with that overlay. It's a bit of work to make it happen with all of that data overlay, but well worth it.

[@JuupTube21]

Thank you so much Shane! Always wondered how I could do this and now I'm able to do it myself. Keep up the good work!

[@RoyNgan]

This is exactly what I'm searching for! Awesome tutorial, thanks!

[@danmarion9813]

Incredibly easy to follow and learn. Thank you!

[@LAnonHubbard]

Thanks. I'm thinking of getting a camera. That Garmin software is great!

[@MichaelSnasdell]

Awesome. Great to know how to do this. I thought I was going to be stuck with just Cycliq Fly 12 metrics lol. Now I have something to do after rides.

[@zieluk]

great work, thanks. When the winter is over I will make some movies from my bicycle trips. Have fun wiht you bike!

[@user-yt9zr5nn5u]

Still a great video, I decided to start recording my weekend rides with a GoPro9 I got for my Bday and this video is exactly what I needed to get started! Thanks Shane🙂 (Also ordered the Bryton Gardia based on your review a few days ago) Love your channel!!!!!!

[@waynewatt8483]

awesome Shane been waiting for this.

[@richardhanson2331]

Thanks for this video, great tutorial. This still works great on Windows 11 in 2023. Had to edit the registry to get the map sync working, but apart from that all fine.

[@WalrusRiderEntertainment]

The maps don't work anymore. Apparently something to do with Garmin letting their API lapse. Very frustrating as I did a few videos previously using data and people liked them

[@hasan_z]

Nice virus lol

[@mtbgoose]

Thank you! Very good video. I was struggling to find a way to add my gopro gps data and match it up with my garmin 530. This is perfect!!!

[@mister_ray]

Thanks. This inspired me to order a Garmin VIRB to mount on my handlebar!

[@magicmulder]

Super informative and to the point - thanks mate!

[@14DaveS]

Hi Shane, fantastic info, really enjoyed this tutorial, thanks for sharing it. Love your videos... take care :)

[@gplama]

Cheers Dave. Always good to know the work put into these is worth while.

[@NachosChanneluk]

Brilliant video as usual!

[@CorneliusJames]

Tremendous Shane, I gave it a quick go using some footage from my commute yesterday

[@CyclewithSerafina]

Awesome! I'm wanting to add data to my videos now and this was such a good tutorial! thanks, dude! 😁👊

[@steveh3483]

Thanks for this shane, I only just spotted it, but its an amazing resource, you are an amazing resource.....

[@pastusek1]

Thanks, Shane! Great video.

[@UglyRugby]

Awesome tutorial. Thanks mate! 👍🏻

[@KarlOnSea]

Excellent tutorial - thanks for sharing!

[@Aventurasenfotoyvideo]

Nice explanation! Exactly what I need!!

[@andrewbonhomme8069]

I’ve had a few issues with this when I started using virb a while ago when editing the video. Haven’t used it a lot but think it works better if you do the data overlay before you edit video or else you have to do the above work for each clip and I usually try to trim sections out of videos . That is swear jar material!!

[@garbanzo2906]

Thanks Shane, always admired your overlays but never knew they were free to make. Not sure I want to put my power data on KZbin though. Personal use only :-)

[@kaberzen]

Thanks a lot. a very good video. all I want to know about the overlays are all answered in this one video. thanks.

[@darrenhaines1]

Hey Shane - for Gmetrix sync can switch the map to Satellite view to help picking out the road furniture

[@greenmango7882]

Nice! Thanks for posting this.

[@godownhillandgosplat]

Thanks, that was a great help, and worked exactly as you said. Cheers Mate

[@roger4051]

Sweet this answers my question! I was concerned they had an update and removed.

[@wwindsunrain]

Very neat. Thank you!

[@SteelR4t]

Love this Shane! I used to have a Tom Tom Bandit that had this sort of functionality built in. Recently updated to a Go Pro 8 and disappointed to see that not only is the Go Pro Quik software no longer supported as a desktop app, but the gauge overlay functionality is fairly limited. So pleased that I can use this to grab data from my Fenix 6 to overlay video from the GoPro. Inner nerd is doing back flips right now!

[@ethancrisp3491]

Just found this and got super excited to try it out. Matching up the video and map gets really difficult once the video is in multiple clips. Gonna have to try it out on my next video and work through it a bit more.

[@urbanany9002]

This issue kills Virb - no clue why there isn't an option to merge clips so that you only have to sync once.

[@michaelayres7889]

Exactly what I’m looking for. Thanks for the right on post.

[@bikenbeers]

Thank you. Very comprehensive and easy to follow. I do have an issue I hope you can help with. When I create a title there is a rectangular box around the title. This rectangular box does not fade in or out with the title. It's just always there. Do you know of a setting that I need to do to get rid if this rectangular box?

[@pdodo388]

thank you so much for this video .. youve done pod casts with floris havnt youn? took me a long tine to figure out how to get the geometrics. got it now !! 😊 on my videoes got it finally thank you a million times 🤜🤛

[@ocubex]

Brilliant for Garmin to give this free. Now to whip out my GoPro for my next ride.

[@kunstraser]

Thanks for easy explanation. Now as I have Garmin 735XT, GoPro 5 black and this know-how, I'm ready to play with it :) Just one question I have. Is the manual synchronization of the video and the map required in case that GoPro 5 and the Garmin 735XT contain GPS information? Thanks!

[@zdravo4]

Hello there from other side of the world, Bosnia and Herzegovina Well I have GoPro Hero 7 Black and it makes beautiful photos and videos with great stabilisation, but their software is a crap. It's like it's made for 4-5 years old kids to play with. I am using Filmora PC software for video editing and for my needs it's great and simple. But still for a while I wanted to put speedometer on my videos and I wasn't able to do so. Now I know how to do it, and thank you for that.

[@AriestocrataStudio]

Nice. I got to try it out. Thanks for this!

[@UR_HR]

Thank you for the tutorial!

[@gurya]

Great video thanks. Going to try it with my wahoo bolt and Osmo action camera

[@jorgecaballero9571]

Did it work with your wahoo?

[@delkim3691]

Great video Shawn, thank you again! Could you please probably make video what to buy to make nice videos from rides/races when you are low on budget? Something like 300-400 USD and then be able to post to YT videos from races/TT/etc. in good quality?

[@mplafferty]

GREAT VIDEO!!!! I am trying to match Strava flybys with go pro for mountain biking so that you can see the actual trail relative to where it is on the map. Any advice?

[@VannyEfendi]

thanks. you saved my time

[@FelipeGlir]

Amazing!!! Thanks For help

[@chain.driven]

Shane, when using the "G-Metrix Sync" function, do you know a way to have is show speed in the preview window instead of heart rate? This would really help me more easily sync my videos. It seems I can delete the heart rate and logo fields but I don't know how to add any. Maybe it's a default setting?

[@kwcmau]

Given the short battery life of GoPro (and the need to avoid long videos and big files) I don't record the entire ride, just sections. I then use the lap function on the Elemnt Bolt at the same time I start and stop each recording to make G-metrix syncing easier.

[@kswissu72]

Nice video 👍🏾🙌🏾

[@BikingBarista76]

Thanks 😊 Shane!

[@CyclingInTheAlps]

Brilliant thanks. Did you try overlaying on a green screen in the virb edit and then merging in imovie/prem pro etc

[@RudiJoubert]

Awesome!!! Thanks!!!

[@thepunericyclist]

Thanks... It's helpful for us..

[@whichdoctor4858]

Have to get this!

[@johnnyitalia1]

dear shane hello I can make a choice between 2 tacx trainers tacx flux and the tacx genius which would you take? i have on my computer the software fom the tacx neo so please help? johnny

[@actioncamera1284]

As you shown, you have to select a template before you can add Indvidual gauges. Then delete any unwanted gauges.

[@rcuadro]

The GoPro 5 and 6 have GPS data they record. Can we use this data to exactly match up the GPS data from, say, your head unit? Or at least as close as two units can be...

[@59ncycling]

thanks Shane, still relevant today - got an issue with power not appearing when i import from garmin connect to Virb though... any ideas?

[@zacharybishop]

Thanks for this! - Fingers crossed this still works in 2022 when my GoPro10 arrives. :-) Looks like the Virb Edit software hasn't been updated since 2018, I'm wondering if this is still the best option?

[@KeithAVass]

Shane if you have chopped bits out of your clips to reduce the overall time, wouldn't you have to realign the sync again for each chop or can this be done automatically?

[@glatocha]

I would give two thumbs up if possible!! Although, think about 2020 version

[@paulblackwood1273]

Thanks for the video. I have tested a few of my rides and have been able to synch my fit file to the hero 7 video data. When I look at some parts of the ride where the grade changes rapidly. Ie bottom of a decline then transition into a steep climb the grade gauge doesn’t follow the video. No matter what I do to adjust the synch it seems off. Have you been able to get a more accurate synch with the grade gauge?

[@gplama]

The gradnet data is only as good as what is recorded... and some head units are horrible at recording elevation. Where you place the GPS unit will also have an impact on the quality of the elevation data. Here's more detail on that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIHcdqeQfZiEl7c

[@pavel.suchkov]

Hi Shane! Awesome tutorial! Thank you very much! I've done a video following your tutorial. Not only have you taught us how to use overlays, but also made us (me at least) understand that the whole FIT or GPX file is basically the same timeline as the video timeline, that just needs to be synced to one another. Very helpful! I am struggling now to import the power data out of Stryd Power Meter. It is present in the FIT file, it is visible in Garmin Connect, but it is missing in the Virb Edit. What am I doing wrong?

[@gplama]

I haven't attempted to import Stryd power. That'd be an interesting video.

[@pavel.suchkov]

@@gplama yeah, I saw what DC Rainmaker did and wanted to put some effort into it to make a more expanded review in Russian language. But the thing is that he uses garmin virb ultra 30 camera and apparently there is no problem with power data import

[@davidkopman5710]

I've always wondered how the cycling videos with the embedded data are made and now I know. Great explanation and terrific video. Thanks. I'm curious, do you have a video where you discuss where on your bike (or person) it is best to mount the camera? If not, can I suggest this for a future video?

[@gplama]

Thanks David. As for mounting, under the handlebars is best (under the GPS) I find. I have experimented with a chest mount but that is awkward to wear and angle right.

[@davidkopman5710]

Thanks for the advice!

[@keithmalarick]

Thanks Shane, great video. I have a Hero 6. Does turning the GPS feature of the camera on mean it will auto sync with the fit file or will I still have to manually align like you demonstrate?

[@gplama]

If there's data in the video to use, yep, it should. If there isn't (such as a re-encode, or alternate source) then you have to do it manually.

[@jonathanoldfield3961]

Have you tried uploading the video to Tacx, Rouvy, etc to ride on your smart trainer? Thanks.

[@elaboussimourad7245]

Used gopro hero 5 black integrated metrics today but speed which i checked wasn't accurate at all! This might be an alternative, will give it a go thanks!

[@user414734]

thanks for your video, just i have question when i import video and data from my computer to VIRB Edit . there is message was shown ( there was an error in the video...) then i couldn’t complete the editing, do you have any solution for that

[@cardettinicolas7760]

Can you export the telemetry of a gopro hero black to .fit or .gpx file?

[@genebeatty5787]

Thanks. Is there a way to add tramlines?

[@rojoracing53]

Shane do any of the more recent cameras par up with an edge head unit to auto match the overlay data more accurately? or maybe a camera that'll record power meter and gps data in real time from a sensor like a power meter? maybe Cycliq Fly12 CE?

[@gplama]

Garmin Virb cameras do this I believe.

[@andrewerlewein7160]

Awesome introduction to using Garmin Virb software with my GoPro 7 Silver for outlays on my cycling video. I recorded one of my summer rides for indoor cycling during local Michigan winters. I use the MapMyRun Android app to record a .TCX file. The .TCX file is not compatible with Garmin Virb, so I found an app (TXC Converter) to convert this to a .GPX file. I rendered my Garmin Virb video for a 1.2 hour ride to a high qualify 4K video. I do have 2 questions. Garmin Virb estimated the output video file would be 24 GB, turned out to be 70.7 GB. Question #1: For a 1.2 hour ride is a 70.7 GB file normal? Question #2: One of my Virb gauges was Incline. In part of my video I am going up hill on a street with lots of trees, the incline number jumps around from +10 to -5 to +6 within seconds. When I look at the GPX file the altitude amounts do randomly jump up and down. Is this normal? Is there a software to smooth out this type of jumping GPS data?

[@entrophyalifestyle3938]

Hi Shane, some short question.. because garmin virb getting hard to get in my country, now i use gopro hero 8, which unit is good to take the G-Matrix data (coordinates, elevation and speed) ?.. appreciate of you help me shane

[@mikedtruong]

Thanks so much for this video. Was using this as a great tutorial on how to put together a video as you do. Now it's just dialing in the other elements such as the audio quality, reducing the vibration through the mount to the camera. What mount do you use? Do you use ProTune and if so, what setting? Also, I was using a fairly specced out laptop (have given up on desktops due to space and power) with i7-7700HQ, 16GB max speed (for the laptop) RAM, NVME SSD, NVIDIA GTX 1050 with 4 GB RAM amongst other features. It took a fair amount of time to process the videos still. What is your setup for your computer and what do you record in? Do you do 4k videos?

[@gplama]

Any mount. Typically it's under the GPS head unit on the front. No ProTune. MacBook Pro 2017 for processing. FCPX for mastering everything after VIRB Edit has done the overlays. 4K sometimes.

[@LaCabraGrande]

Thank you very much Shane! I'm a big fan of all your reviews. Today I am a very satisfied owner of the Tacx Neo 1 and the Garmin Vector 3 pedals. But I have one thing that irritates me a lot. I have recorded a lot of climbs with my Garmin Virb Ultra 30 in Alicante and now I wants to ride them in TTS(Tacx Training Software 4 advanced). As far as i know Tacx doesn't support the Garmin files even though they containes all the data they need. Do you know how I can find a solution?

[@gplama]

I'm not that familiar with TTS4 and importing Garmin files sorry. One for Tacx Support.

[@b33r0nlY]

Hey Shane, thank you for the Video! Do you have any contact at Garmin that you can nudge to add HVEC support to Virb Edit? It would be awesome if I could directly edit my 4K 60FPS footage.

[@gplama]

No sorry. Best ping their support lines / post in their user groups with this request.

[@njdnjdnjd]

Great video. I have a 🙋‍♂️ I have a insta360 r, and for some reason I can’t import my stabilized video, but the unstableized version I can. Do you have any tips for file format import and specs, res and frame rate? Also is there a manual for VIRB? Can’t seem to find it online. Thx so much

[@gplama]

Best jump onto the Garmin support forum for VIRB edit. Ant support for non Virb footage is a bonus.

[@wilfredmercado1835]

Shane will this work with insta 360? Hope youll a vid soon.

[@morgan349]

Great video... Can you add the template file for this to the comments?

[@FasCatCoaching]

Awesome, thanks for sharing! How do you record your computer screen, that is cool too?!

[@gplama]

Quicktime on the Mac

[@jejjerw3173]

A great and informative help for lay-people such as myself. Cheers mate! Also , can I import Gopro video straight into Virb editor without altering/re-naming the file type? PPS, I have a gopro 7 with built in gps telemetry ,would Virb edit recognise this ? Thanks again for your time and effort in uploading this.

[@gplama]

If the file format is supported by Virb Edit, then yep.

[@HybridRunner]

Hello, thankyou for a awesome video!! What file format do you export the garmin file in for this app?

[@gplama]

FIT format

[@talebameri]

Amazing video. Thanks for the demo. One question: do you think the G-metrix would automatically align with multiple footage taken across the path? I was thinking perhaps it can use the time stamp from the Camera and the Garmin device to do that.

[@gplama]

It'll align with GPS timestamps I believe.

[@talebameri]

@@gplama Thanks. I'll give it a go and let you know how it turns out

[@andrzejstankiewicz4084]

Hi Shane, Could you help in how to install the program to read "GPX", for mac, for the Garmin application. I can't help myself and I have no idea anymore. Regards

[@NeonGrayEdits]

Can you import 2 gmatrix files? I want to show me vs someone else on a Strava segment. To show if I am ahead or behind. Thanks for the great video.

[@gplama]

Not possible. Maybe you could match up the video with the first data file then use that as the source as a second import/overlay.

[@Adventure8Ride]

Hi shane, Any updates on VIRB Edit? Having issues sharing with youtube or exporting. I use Mac OS Catalina ver 10.15.4. I did not want to use Vimeo because it asks for a plan. Thanks.