Issue with .GPX input formats

Hiya,

I've got a VIRB Basic and ran a gps tracker app while skiing yesterday. I was trying to import the .GPX trace into the VIRB Edit suite and use it with the footage I shot on the VIRB.

None of the .GPX files I tried would import into the edit suite - except one that I tested which had been created with the Strava Android app (last year) and then exported via Garmin Connect.

Why do some .GPX files work and some don't? Is there a way of processing them so that they're compatible with VIRB edit?

Cheers,

P

0 FALAGAR over 8 years ago

VIRB Edit is very picky about GPX files being valid XML/GPX (http://www.topografix.com/gpx.asp). Unfortunately many 3rd party apps take the GPX spec very loosely and write invalid GPX. There are tools out there (like http://www.validome.org/xml/) that help determine if a file is valid or not.

I'd try http://www.gpsbabel.org/ to convert the GPX you have. Pick 'GPX XML' as input and output format and GPS Babel will correct the file for you.

Note I haven't verified that this works with the file you have. But I hope it will work.