Gopro USB import

MarkF

Can we please get support for GoPro footage to be upload with a USB link, rather than WIFI?

3002tii

What is USB link?

If you don't want to use WiFi, easiest (and quickest) would be to use a MicroSD to Lightning/USB-C adapter. This will allow you to import the video into your Photo Gallery, which can then be accessed from the RC app.

MarkF

With the GoPro app, you can transfer files directly from the GoPro to the app with a usb C cable, which is MUCH faster than Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. I would like this ability in the RC app. If I do this using the GoPro app, not only do I end up with yet another copy of the video on my device, it also removes the link.

3002tii

MilkSupreme

Direct USB transfer would be a great quality of life improvement if implemented.

Cali_Chuck

+1 vote

aol

We will look at USB downloads from GoPro (maybe other cameras too), while developing the next major version. I cannot tell for sure if it's feasible beforehand.

If it works, I will remove the Wi-Fi download feature completely, be warned. The Wi-Fi download does not work reliably enough for my standards.

Cali_Chuck

That is a viable tradeoff. Wi-Fi download fails for me half the time.

What would be nice is a dual-mode USB solution. One is talk to the app as it sounds like you're proposing. But I don't really use the app at all because I don't have or need the subscription they are heavily pushing (but would happily subscribe to RaceChrono for more updates!)

What I do - much like what @3002tii is proposing, is pop the card out and put it into a little portable USB-microSD adapter I carry with me. Just copy the files by hand.

Whenever I have tried this with RC it wont recognize the files unless I manually re-hand link them which of course breaks the time synchronization.

It would be nice if RC was less brittle and could maintain the time sync and filename independent of the path to the file. Leave it up to us to ensure the filenames are correct.

MagnusThome

@aol

What is your intent for RC to use:

OTG cable to camera directly

OTG to micoSD adapter

MarkF

@aol_of_RaceChrono Thank you, this will be huge.

Ramesh40

MicroSD adapter would work better, either feature is better than wireless download, any idea when this might be available?