gpstitch 0.9.0

Web UI for telemetry video overlay configuration and preview

GPStitch

A visual web interface for creating video overlays with GPS telemetry data. Wraps the powerful gopro-overlay library with an intuitive UI.

Features

• Quick Mode — Select from predefined layouts, customize units and map styles
• Advanced Mode — Visual drag-and-drop editor for creating custom overlay layouts
• Live Preview — See your overlay in real-time as you configure it
• DJI Drone Support — Automatic SRT telemetry parsing with timezone and time alignment auto-detection
• Non-GoPro Video Support — Use any video with external GPX/FIT/SRT files for GPS data
• Vertical Video Support — Automatic rotation detection and correct overlay rendering
• GPS Quality Analysis — Automatic signal quality check with warnings before rendering
• Template Management — Save and load custom templates
• Batch Rendering — Process multiple files with the same settings
• Background Jobs — Render videos in the background with progress tracking

Screenshots

Quick Mode

Simple configuration with predefined layouts. Perfect for quick renders.

Advanced Mode

Full visual editor with drag-and-drop widgets. Create custom layouts with complete control.

DJI Drone Support

Use DJI drone videos with SRT telemetry files. Timezone offset and time alignment are automatically detected from video metadata, supporting different DJI models and firmware versions.

Camera metrics (ISO, shutter, f-number, EV, color temperature) from SRT files are displayed directly on the video overlay.

External GPX & Vertical Video

Use any video with external GPX/FIT files. Vertical videos are automatically detected and rendered correctly.

Batch Rendering

Process multiple videos at once with the same overlay settings.

Requirements

• Python 3.14+
• FFmpeg (must be installed and available in PATH)
• gopro-overlay (installed automatically)

Installation

pipx (recommended)

# Install FFmpeg first
# macOS:    brew install ffmpeg
# Ubuntu:   sudo apt install ffmpeg
# Windows:  choco install ffmpeg

# Install GPStitch
pipx install gpstitch

# Run (opens browser automatically)
gpstitch

# Or with custom host/port
gpstitch --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8080

From source

# Install uv if not already installed
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Romancha/GPStitch.git
cd gpstitch

# Install dependencies
uv sync

# Run the application
uv run gpstitch

Then open http://localhost:8000 in your browser.

Supported Input Files

Type	Formats	Description
Video	.mp4, .mov, .avi	Video files (GoPro files may contain embedded GPS)
GPS Data	.gpx, .fit, .srt	External GPS tracks — GPX, FIT, or DJI SRT telemetry (optional)

Configuration

Environment variables (prefix: GPSTITCH_):

Variable	Default	Description
HOST	0.0.0.0	Server host
PORT	8000	Server port
LOCAL_MODE	true	Use local file paths instead of uploads
TEMPLATES_DIR	~/.gpstitch/templates	Custom templates directory
ENABLE_GOPRO_PATCHES	true	Enable runtime patches for gopro-overlay
USE_WRAPPER_SCRIPT	true	Use wrapper script for rendering

You can also use a .env file in the project root.

Runtime Patches

GPStitch includes runtime patches for gopro-overlay that add:

• Timecode preservation — Maintains original video timecode for Final Cut Pro compatibility
• Audio stream copy — Preserves audio without re-encoding
• Metadata preservation — Keeps original video metadata in output
• DJI camera metrics — Extends overlay engine with ISO, shutter, f-number, EV, color temperature, and focal length from DJI SRT files

Patches are applied automatically at startup. To disable:

export GPSTITCH_ENABLE_GOPRO_PATCHES=false
export GPSTITCH_USE_WRAPPER_SCRIPT=false

Development

# Install with dev dependencies
uv sync --all-extras

# Linting and formatting
uv run ruff check src tests
uv run ruff format src tests

# Run tests
uv run pytest

# Run all checks (lint + format + tests)
uv run ruff check src tests && uv run ruff format --check src tests && uv run pytest

# Run E2E tests (requires: uv run playwright install chromium)
uv run pytest tests/e2e/ -v

Project Structure

src/gpstitch/
├── main.py          # CLI entry point
├── app.py           # FastAPI application
├── config.py        # Settings
├── api/             # API routers
├── models/          # Pydantic data models
├── services/        # Business logic
└── static/          # Frontend assets

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the GPL-3.0 License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• gopro-dashboard-overlay — The underlying overlay rendering engine