VideoF2B v0.6 is out!

[Alberto Solera]

Hi all!

After a long pause, a new release of VideoF2B is available: v0.6. For those who haven't run into it yet, VideoF2B is a free, open-source tool that traces your model's flight path from a fixed camera video and overlays the F2B flight-envelope hemisphere and figure templates on top, so you can judge or self-review your maneuvers. It has proven to be a great tool for training pilots and judges. You can see an example here:

What's new:

- Faster video export, with fewer slowdowns while processing a flight
- Maneuver start/end points are now marked on the overlay
- The flight trace line is now thicker and easier to see
- Better camera calibration accuracy
- Fewer crashes and rough edges overall
- A much-improved user guide, including step-by-step help for setting up your field markers
- Updated libraries and dependencies for better maintenance.

Downloads:
- Windows: `VideoF2B.exe`
- Linux: `VideoF2B` binary

Both are attached to the release page here:
https://github.com/alsolera/VideoF2B/releases/tag/v0.6

Full changelog and all merged PRs are listed on that page too.

Updated docs, including the new field-markers setup guide, are here:
https://videof2b.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

As always, this is a volunteer project: bug reports, feature requests, and pull requests are welcome on GitHub.

A special thank you to Andrey, who did the bulk of the work on this release: the app, the docs, and everything in between  . Thanks also to everyone else who's contributed testing, and feedback!

Enjoy!
Alberto

[Paul Taylor]

Thanks for providing this.
I do think it's another tool to have in my tool box. 👍🏼

[realSteveSmith]

This is very cool.  One hell of a volunteer project.  Thank you Alberto!  Thank you Andrey!

[Paul Taylor]

With the older version I thought we could pass it a YouTube link?

[the original Steve Smith]

This is why scores will significantly go down if we implement computer scoring.

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