With free time available recently, I looked into buying Dashware versus other options.
RACERENDER WITH MOVIEMAKER TRIAL
The trial version of Dashware expires after a month at which point you have to purchase it for $49.99. Mainly the ability to rotate the video (in case it is accidentally recorded upside down which is very easy to do with GoPro). It was relatively simple to use but there were a few features I knew I would have liked. I had originally downloaded the trial version of Dashware a few months ago. So I made a decision and bought RaceRender. Three Laps of High Plains Raceway - Byers, Colorado Timing bar - leveraged from one of the Dashware included gauge configurations.Combined throttle position (green) & brake application (red).Gear selection (white digit near shifter).Friction Circle G-force graph (right instrument pod).The Youtube videos below show what can be done with Dashware. I can see that it might be fun to have pix-in-pix capabilities, however that is something I would only use perhaps once per year. After a significant amount of photo editing to create an instrument panel without needles and transparent background needle images, I have a fully animated Cayman instrument panel that Dashware will overlay on top of the in-car video. Shortly after purchasing Dashware, I took some high resolution photos of my Cayman instrument panel. One of the best aspects of Dashware is the ability to create your own custom gauges. L8Apx thinks I've been a good this year, I might be using a GoPro Hero HD2 next season instead of the Chasecam/Sony combination. Throughout that time I have used a Sony Camcorder with external A/V inputs with a Chasecam camera for video, and a Traqmate for data acquisition. I have been using Dashware for a few years and really like it. Won't be using the data logger on the track until the spring so trying to decide which video/data acquisition program is best in the meantime.ĭunebasher sent me a PM asking me to weigh in on this thread. No screens to get distracted with and prevents the temptation of trying to beat the previous lap time. I like this setup as it is simply turn both devices on and drive.
RaceRender is a few bucks cheaper, but they are both relatively inexpensive at less than $50.īTW, for DE and autocross events I am using a GoPro HD and a newly acquired Qstarz BT-Q1000eX GPS "lap timer" (really a data logger as it does not have a screen of any kind). The main features that RaceRender has and Dashware doesn't that I think would be useful/nice to have are picture-in-picture, camera switching, and the ability to rotate the video (for those times when I forget that the GoPro is in upside down mode ). Dashware seems easier to use but has less features. I downloaded the free trial of both and messed around with each. I am trying to decide between purchasing Dashware or RaceRender.Īnyone have experience with either program? Recommendations?
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