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VIRB Edit for Mac software version 5.4.3

as of September 11, 2018

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Notes:

• The VIRB® Edit desktop app combines your VIRB video footage with GPS and other data from any VIRB action camera or a compatible Garmin device. The result is a rich, memorable, video experience that you can easily share and post online.
• Easily edit and view 360 videos, add 4K spherical stabilization and add augmented reality G-Metrix™ data overlays (available only on VIRB 360®)
• Add G-Metrix™ templates, gauges, and graphs to show speed, elevation, heart rate, g-force, lap data, and more
• View your entire video alongside a map with your track information
• Capture a full 360 view photo from a 360 video
• Assisted video editor automatically highlights the best moments from your video footage
• Trim, reorder and stitch clips together
• Apply slow motion to your videos
• Add music to your videos
• Add text and titles to your videos
• Built-in sharing to easily post footage on YouTube®, Facebook®, Vimeo® and Garmin Connect™. Share or export to your computer
• Minimum and Recommended Specifications: HD - 1080p/720p (2D only)
  
  • Operating System
  • Minimum: Mac OS 10.11 el Capitan
  • Recommended: Mac OS 10.12 Sierra
  • Processor
  • Minimum 1.5 GHz dual-core Intel i5/7
  • Recommended: 2.0GHz Quad-Core Intel i5/i7
  • Memory
  • Minimum: 4 GB RAM
  • Recommended: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics Card
  • Minimum: Intel HD 4000, nVidia GeForce GT 530,AMD Radeon 6570
  • Recommended: Intel HD 5000, nVidia GeForce GT 630, AMD Radeon 8570
  • Graphics Memory
  • Minimum: 1 GB RAM
  • Recommended: 2 GB RAM
  • Screen Resolution
  • Minimum: 1280 x 720
  • Recommended: 1920 x 1080
  • Hard Drive: 8 GB Free Storage

Minimum and Recommended Specifications: 4K (2D or 360)
• Operating System
• Minimum: Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan
• Recommended: Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra
• Processor
• Minimum: 2.5 GHz quad-core Intel core i7
• Recommended: 3.0GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
• Memory
• Minimum: 8 GB RAM
• Recommended: 16 GB RAM
• Graphics Card
• Minimum: Intel HD 5000, nVidia GeForce GT 630, AMD Radeon 8570
• Recommended: Intel HD 530 / nVidia GeForce GTX 960 / AMD Radeon R9 380
• Graphics Memory
• Minimum: 2GB RAM
• Recommended: 4 GB
• Screen resolution
• Minimum: 1920 x 1080
• Recommended: 4K monitor
• Hard drive: 20 GB Free Storage
• A PDF viewer is required to access Gauge Builder's documentation
• OS updates should be kept current for playback and export to function correctly

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Change History

Changes made from version 5.4.2 to 5.4.3:

• Fixed startup issue on MacOS Mojave
• Improved stability when opening certain fit files

Changes made from version 5.3.1 to 5.4.2:

• Updated application to conform to GDPR requirements
• Fixed crash when moving Picture-in-Picture view
• Fixed issues with photo clips in video
• Improved stabilization reliability
• Removed Garmin Connect share option

Changes made from version 5.3.0 to 5.3.1:

• Fixed export failure when using transitions
• Fixed photo-from-video for 360 videos

Changes made from version 5.2.1 to 5.3.0:

• Added software video pipeline for 5k and 5.7k UHD video support
• Fixed an issue causing some trimmed clips to fail to export
• Fixed a crash related to moving the viewport of a hyperframe project

Changes made from version 5.2.0 to 5.2.1:

• Fixed crash when scanning non-VIRB devices
• Fixed crash when stitching aggregated videos
• Improved stabilization on stitched videos
• Improved stitching performance on videos stitched after the first

Changes made from version 5.1.4 to 5.2.0:

• HyperFrame Director Mode - Re-frame video content after filming using smooth camera pans, impressively wide angles, and tiny planets
• RAW Stitching - Import and stitch 360 videos recorded in RAW mode*
• Create new custom logo gauges by dragging images into the player view
• * Encoding resolution is limited to 4k on Mac OS up to 10.12. An updated version of VIRB Edit will be released as soon as possible that will support 5.7K encoding.

Changes made from version 5.1.3 to 5.1.4:

• Fixed audio popping on export.

Changes made from version 5.1.2 to 5.1.3:

• Bug fixes and stability improvements

Changes made from version 5.1.1 to 5.1.2:

• Fixed incorrect video export issue on computers using Iris Pro graphics

Changes made from version 5.1.0 to 5.1.1:

• Fixed audio popping in exported video
• Fixed import crash when invalid files exist on source device
• Fixed crash when manually associating G-Metrix
• Fixed issue where G-Metrix stopped updating during time lapse
• Fixed issue where full frame multicam only showed the first angle
• Fixed issue where Chinese characters did not render properly
• Removed support for Bing maps
• Added dark intro/outro theme

Changes made from version 4.2.3 to 5.1.0:

• Added support for VIRB 360
• 360 video playback, editing, and export
• Video stabilization for 360 videos
• G-Metrix: AR Gauge display and editing for 360 videos
• G-Metrix: Rotate and scale gauges for 2D videos
• G-Metrix: Gauge data types and visibility can now be changed
• G-Metrix: New templates with data presets
• Import: Attached camera status now displayed on main gallery page

Changes made from version 4.2.1 to 4.2.3:

• Fixed VIRB Ultra detection for App-Store release
• Fixed export audio distortion
• Fixed multiple export errors
• Fixed issues with exporting scaled videos
• Fixed issue with graphs not showing data in exported videos
• Performance improvements when displaying graphs
• Fixed issue with gauges sometimes failing to drag into the video

Changes made from version 4.1.0 to 4.2.1:

• G-Metrix: Added jump detection for mountain biking and wakeboarding
• G-Metrix: Improved shape for circuit gauges (less jagged)
• G-Metrix: Improved grade estimation algorithm
• Added VIRB Ultra logos
• VIRB Edit will now attempt to default to the correct unit settings (e.g. metric vs statute)
• Moved Export transparent PNG sequence for overlays checkbox to export page (from preferences)
• Fixed Multi-Cam when doing Import Other (as opposed to importing from a VIRB directly)
• Fixed gauge and template downloads
• Fixed order when dragging several photos from a time-lapse onto the time-line
• Fixed G-Metrix display for uploads onto Garmin Connect when a bumper video was added
• Fixed several translations and cut-off strings
• Fixed various other issues

Changes made from version 4.1.0 to 4.1.1:

• Improved support for device firmware updates
• Fixed crash issue when upgrading database from before version 4.1
• G-Metrix Improvements

Changes made from version 3.6.0 to 4.1.0:

• Allow updating cameras from within the application (without invoking WebUpdater).
• Auto-create videos based on detected highlights.
• Optimize videos on import to allow for more performant editing.
• VIRB Ultra 30 support:
• UHD video playback, editing, and export
• Favorite clips
• Manual highlights
• Import camera-generated optimized videos
• Multi-cam improvements:
• Picture-in-picture
• Video mirroring (for reverse cam)
• Faster, simpler, and more reliable detection
• Added built-in music tracks to add to videos
• Added ability to set a point for relative elevation
• Elevation shows 0 at that point
• Can force positive-only numbers
• Automatically select default template based on available G-Metrix
• Added optional Garmin-branded videos for export

Changes made from version 3.5.0 to 3.6.0:

• Added support for cycling dynamics.
• Added elevation filtering based on accuracy of GPS signal.
• Speed from an external speed sensor, if one is attached, is now displayed over speed from GPS.
• Stability improvements.

Changes made from version 3.4.0 to 3.5.0:

• Added functionality to migrate data from one machine to another.
• Added feedback when rotating G-Metrix by 180 degrees.
• Fixed an issue with thumbnail generation.
• Fixed an issue with the circuit track gauge where the position marker could get off track.
• Fixed an issue where changing a media library folder would not prompt to migrate media files.

Changes made from version 3.3.1 to 3.4.0:

• Automatically filter out templates and gauges that don't match the current video's G-Metrix.
• Added Circuit Shape gauge for laps.
• Improved G-Force display, it's now much less noisy.
• Improved pitch and roll calculation (better use of gyroscope data).
• Improved grade calculation.
• Fixed issue with title changes not being saved
• Performance improvements

Changes made from version 3.2.0 to 3.3.1:

• Added support for merging G-Metrix data from different sources (like adding cadence from an Edge to VIRB X acceleration).
• Improved reliability and performance for displaying G-Metrix.
• Improved usability and reliability of Garmin Connect integration.
• Added support for choosing between FIT speed, calculated 2D and 3D speed.
• Re-added time display to G-Metrix Sync and Activity Start Time pages.
• Improved speed of loading G-Metrix templates.
• Added elevation data to GPX export.
• Added support for photo and video library existing on different physical storage devices
• Improved El Capitan support
• Performance improvements

Changes made from version 3.1.0 to 3.2.0:

• Added feature to share with Garmin Connect
• Added feature to export GPX file along with edited video
• Added feature to remember the timeline zoom level per project
• Added ability to choose quality of exported video file
• Added ability to scroll the timeline with the mouse wheel
• Added ability to export videos at higher frame rates when video playback-rate is increased
• Improved handling of very large FIT files
• Changed aviation force gauge unit to g's from m/s^2.
• Changed to prompt the user to switch to the import page when a camera is connected
• Changed the clip library view to sort clips from oldest to newest
• Fixed issue with photos not synching properly with fit files
• Fixed issue with overlays not showing on the photo-clips being shared
• Fixed issue with the last import clip being lost when changing the photo and video storage locations
• Fixed issue with the app hanging after removing the clip storage device during an import
• Fixed issue with the video preview player disappearing
• Fixed various issues

Changes made from version 3.0.1 to 3.1.0:

• Added Norwegian(Bokmal) localization
• Added aviation G-Metrix and gauges
• Added marine G-Metrix and gauges
• Added ability to control playback from the map marker again
• .glv files are now deleted from the VIRB X and XE when their videos are removed
• Improved the jump and rotation algorithms
• Improved timeline behavior: selection now updates based on playback
• Improved search filter behavior for Overlay Templates
• Improved playback performance of sped up clips
• Fixed items in Last Import being out of order
• Fixed clips ignoring 'Rotate 180' settings when playing back on the GPS Sync or Activity Start Time screens
• Fixed titles all showing at once in clips with no G-Metrix
• Fixed titles sometimes falling off the back of the video and becoming not-selectable when deleting clips
• Fixed hang after 'Examining Clips' on the device import screen
• Fixed hangs when editing clips or loading gauges
• Fixed drag and drop of multiple items in the media library
• Fixed various issues

Changes made from version 2.9.2 to 3.0.1:

• New, clearer application design and video editing timeline
• Added support for duplicating, splitting, and trimming clips in the timeline via context menu
• Added a new 'G-Metrix' tab to display what kind of data is available in the current clip's G-Metrix log
• Added support for VIRB X/XE action cameras
• Added easy switching between clips recorded at the same time by automatically detecting and aligning videos that start and end within 4 seconds of each other
• Added support for adding photos to videos
• Added photo sharing
• Added 'bookmark' camera icons in the video editing timeline for photos taken on VIRB X/XE cameras while a video clip was recording
• Added support for multiple photo/clip selection in the Media Library to make it easier to delete or add multiple photos/clips at once
• Added support for multiple video selection in the Gallery
• Added support for gauges and graphs of OBD-II data
• Added support for gauges displaying HRM-Run's running oscillation and stance time data
• Fixed compass 'bearing' gauges spinning while stopped
• Fixed various G-Metrix alignment issues
• Fixed various gauge data display issues

Changes made from version 2.9.1 to 2.9.2:

• Fixed various import and application startup bugs.

Changes made from version 2.8.0 to 2.9.1:

• Added the ability to download new gauges.
• Added a second accent color to customize gauges.
• Added support in Gauge Builder for moving gauge components with the mouse.
• Added the ability to get information about clips.
• Map now pans to keep marker visible while playing a video.
• Fixed various bugs.

Changes made from version 2.7.0 to 2.8.0:

• Added Gauge Builder, an application to easily create custom gauges.
• Added support for custom gauge fonts.
• Added support for a second accent color in gauges.
• Added animation strip functionality to gauges.
• Added a prompt when trying to exit the application while exporting.
• Fixed UI issues in OS X Yosemite.

Changes made from version 2.6.0 to 2.7.0:

• Added graphs
• Added lap data gauges
• Added undo/redo for edit mode
• Added miscellaneous new gauges and templates
• Added the ability to save individual frames of the video as a picture with gauges and location data
• Video sharing services can now be picked directly from the editing or playback views
• New titles now use your last used title settings
• Fixed a problem where GPS data could fail to display for some clips after they were added to videos
• Fixed GPS sync issues that could occur when using transitions
• Fixed other miscellaneous issues

Changes made from version 2.5.3 to 2.6.0:

• Added clip transitions
• Added ability to share on Facebook
• Added ability to export at different frame rates
• Added export video size estimate
• Added gauges that went missing in the last release
• Fixed title positions changing when exporting or reloading a video
• Fixed an issue where duration and elapsed time would not work properly across clip boundaries
• Fixed Baidu maps potentially not loading in China
• Fixed issues in GPS log alignment
• VIRB Edit can now find gauges in subfolders of the user gauge folder

Changes made from version 2.5.2 to 2.5.3:

• Added new gauges.

Changes made from version 2.4.0 to 2.5.2:

• VIRB Edit is now a 64-bit app.
• Added support for rotating video and g-force readings 180 degrees.
• Added support for text titles.
• Added per-day clip organization.
• Added support for bulk deletion of unused clips ('Delete Unused' in the context menu for Clip Library folders).
• Improved upload performance of exported movies, via both the built in YouTube upload option and standard export.
• Improved feedback for export failures.
• Fixed issue where acceleration data could fail to display in some clips in videos with a shared track.
• Fixed various export errors.
• Fixed various other bugs.

Changes made from version 2.3.0 to 2.4.0:

• Added support for Baidu maps (China).
• Added support for Youku videos (China).
• Added support for Thai, Malaysian and Indonesian.
• Added gauges for distance and elapsed time (counted across clip boundaries).
• Added a tab to pick starting position of track for calculating distance and other stats.
• Changed the default template to something more exciting.
• Added a handful of new templates.
• Added more gauges in different styles.
• Added special gauges for temperature.
• Added a gauge for time with seconds.
• Added dynamic interval marking to left and right tape gauges.
• Added the ability to export GPS Logs directly from the clip library.
• Fixed an issue where VIRB Edit would try to import clips even when there was not enough room.
• Reworked layout of the 'Import Selection' page.
• Updated the YouTube upload framework to improve YouTube performance.
• Added the option for users to save the prepared file if YouTube upload failed after export completed.
• Added better handling of missing clips.
• 'Import Other...' now always copies the clip (and GPS files) when manually importing from VIRB.
• 'Import Other...' now asks the user whether to copy the imported clip file or link to it.
• Fixed bugs that led incorrect playback while editing videos.
• Fixed bugs that led to failed exports.

Changes made from version 2.2.2 to 2.3.0:

• Added customizable video overlays. You can now add, move and delete gauges.
• Added a lot more gauges, temperature is now supported.
• Added ability to save and re-use custom video overlay templates.
• Added ability to easily import tracks from attached Garmin devices.
• Fixed QuickTime-related playback and video editing crashes.
• Fixed some errant behavior for g-force gauges.
• Fixed export for pace gauges.
• Fixed some more export issues.

Changes made from version 2.2.1 to 2.2.2:

• Added support for four Asian languages.
• Improved automatic alignment of tracks to videos.

Changes made from version 2.1.0 to 2.2.1:

• Added overlay gauge templates.
• Added separate preference for altitude units
• Added option for nautical units.
• Added capability to select which clips to import from a camera.
• Added option to show satellite imagery on Bing maps.
• Fixed a number of video export issues in 10.9 (Mavericks)

Changes made from version 2.0.0 to 2.1.0:

• Added capability to add music to videos.
• Added overlays for display of power and G-force.
• Added capability to check for VIRB device software updates.
• Added a play/pause button to the clip edit view.
• Improved multi-resolution video export performance.
• Improved video editing performance.
• Fixed an issue with not being able to reorder clips.
• Fixed issues with synching playback and clip selection.
• Fixed an issue where the playback position was reset when the clip speed was changed.
• Fixed a number of minor user interface issues.

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Installation Instructions

1. Download and Run the Garmin VIRB Edit installer file

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