telemetry Issue;
I have a problem with the telemetry over lay on the videos has stopped working , it sometimes records the ASS file but most of the time it will not
What can the issue be ?
how can I resolve it ?
thanks murdo
Hi @Mac1
What version of cockpit are you using?
Is your connection to the vehicle normal during use?
We’re having the same problem on two different vehicles. One controlled by a Mac and the other on a PC. The ASS file is there but it isn’t playing in VLC Media Player. Cockpit Standalone v 1.17.0. BlueOS v 1.4.3-beta9.
Hi @kurty -
The .ass file needs to have an identical file name to the video file (except for the extension.) You csn open the .ass file in a text editor to verify the contents are present.
The BlueOS version wouldn’t impact this, but 1.4.3 beta 9 is not a focus of development - the 1.4.4 branchs and 1.5 branch is, and it is NOT recommended to run beta versions unless you need specific new features they contain.
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Hi Tony,
The .ass file appears to have the same exact file name and appears to have content when opened by a text editor. Is VLC the best app to try and play it? It doesn’t do anything when I try to play the .ass file
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I thought I needed to run at least 1.4.3 for RadCam. Is there a better version of BlueOS I should be running to support RadCam?
Hi @kurty -
VLC is the only media player I’m aware of that will show the subtitles - otherwise they need to be “burned in” via handbrake so they show in any player, without requiring a .ass file.
If you play that .mp4, does it not show subtitles? Very strange if not! The video file seems quite small? Maybe worth creating a new one to test?
The latest 1.4.4 beta is best suited for RadCam, or better yet the next.14 branch on Joaos’ repository:
joaoantoniocardoso/blueos-core
However the BlueOS version should have 0 impact on the creation or playback of subtitles - just the quality of the video stream and support for the latest version of the RadCam manager extension! Something else is likely going on - what version of Cockpit are you using?
@kurty @tony-white if the subtitles are not loading automatically, you can open the video in VLC and then drag the subtitle files to inside the player. This will load them.
You can also use MPV, which is the one I usually use.
If none work, please send us the telemetry file so we can take a look and see if there’s any problem with it.
This may have been user error. I see the subtitles now when I play the .mp4. They’re so small that maybe I missed them before. I was trying to play the .ass file.
4K streams have lots of pixels, so the default subtitle size will look quite small if you’re playing back the video on the same screen you’ve previously used to view smaller video resolutions.
You can adjust the subtitle font size in the Overlay Options section in the top left of Cockpit’s Telemetry settings.
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