How to Change First Lap for Laptimes

Former Member over 8 years ago

Hi,
I can't seem to find an answer to this via searching. Is there a way to have the G-Metrix data recalculate the number of laps? It's a simple thing, but I would like to cut out a warm-up lap before a race. E.g. 1 warm up lap, gridding, and then 6 laps is shown as 7 laps on the data.

When I shorten the video with trim/editing, the video is shorter but I can't find an option to recalculate the number of laps. Is this possible?

Thanks

0 mmi16 over 8 years ago

I haven't found a way.

I have also found that the 'start line' when set has a definite but undefined width. Some track I participate on, one enters the racing surface through pit road. When setting the start on pit road it doesn't carry through to the parallel racing surface 50-100 feet away.

0 HerrRiebmann over 8 years ago

Same issue here.
Got several recordings from the same racetrack. Same startingpoint and lots of different track shapes, distances and locations of finishlines.
Also found no proper way to change it, without even messing thing up more.

0 Former Member over 8 years ago

That is unfortunate to hear. Hopefully, this will be a future fix.

To that end, any developers for Garmin reading this, can you please consider adding this? ;) I am picturing it as an extra check box, or button, on either the editing or G-Metrix screens that will say "Only Trimmed G-Metrix" or something. This would allow for automatically calculating the correct number of laps based on what people want. By doing so, we can make sure that warm-up or cool-down laps do not mess up the nice display data.

Regarding the pitlane thing, definitely have had that happen. It's funny where I've had the track map shape change completely due to oddities in the data depending on where my activity start is, and how much deviation there is from the other laps.

0 HerrRiebmann over 8 years ago

OK, I think I finally got it...

Take all your footage and create a new video. Don´t cut anything!!!
Select G-Metrix then Data-Tab.
Now Activity Starttime and manually forward to your first pass of the finishline. The real finishline, not the same height from paddock/pitlane perspective.
You will loose the fist lap, off course. But due to the fact, you came from pitlane, it does´n really matter.
You have to do that only once, and only for the first recording!

You can export the recordings now. Then reimport the result and start cutting your suff as you want.
Disadvantages:

Exporting the whole stuff takes time and space.
First and probably last lap is missing
Finishline is along the track, not across (sometimes)
Laps, best time, best lap, etc. start new for every recording

The most important thing is, not to cut anything! Only change starttime, add your gauges and export.

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