Getting Started
Turn raw ride footage into a polished video with real telemetry overlays — in about five minutes.
The 5-minute path
- Drop in your video. Drag a file onto the timeline or press Cmd/Ctrl + O to open a project. MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, and WebM all work.
- Add your ride data. Drop a
.fitor.gpxfile. FIT gives you the full picture — power, heart rate, cadence, temperature. GPX is GPS-only. - Sync happens automatically. Most of the time, Telemetry Studio figures out the alignment on its own. If not, the Sync to Map tool gets you there in seconds.
- Add your overlays. Pick from the right sidebar — speed, power, elevation, heart rate, maps, Strava segments, and more. Drag to position. Swap themes without losing your layout.
- Export. Cmd/Ctrl + E. Pick a resolution, pick a codec, go.
Auto-sync: the magic happens first
When you import telemetry, Telemetry Studio immediately tries to align it to your video automatically. It uses four different methods in order of confidence, stopping at the first one that produces a reliable match:
| # | Method | Accuracy | Requires |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cross-correlate built-in video GPS with telemetry | Sub-second | Camera with embedded GPS (GoPro, DJI, iPhone) |
| 2 | Match GPS coordinates | High | Video with GPS metadata |
| 3 | Match timestamps | Medium (±5s tolerance) | Accurate clocks in both |
| 4 | Derive from a reference clip | Medium | One already-synced clip |
Anything that can't be auto-synced gets flagged — you can fix it manually with Sync to Map. Auto-sync is a Pro feature.
Sync to Map: when auto-sync can't
For videos without embedded GPS or reliable timestamps, Sync to Map is how you do it by eye — and it's fast. The tool gives you video on the left, your telemetry on a map on the right, and an elevation/speed/power profile underneath.
- Scrub the video to a landmark you recognize — a turn, a signpost, the top of a climb.
- Scrub the ride timeline to the same spot.
- Click that spot on the map.
- Confirm.
Telemetry Studio repositions the clip on the timeline to its real-world time. If you have more clips waiting, it moves to the next one automatically.
Need to nudge the alignment? Use [ and ] for 0.1-second adjustments, Alt+← / Alt+→ for full-second jumps. Full list on the keyboard shortcuts page.
Sync to Map is a Pro feature.
Multi-clip projects
A single project holds as many clips as you want. Each clip has its own sync offset, rotation, and in/out points — so you can chop a long ride into segments, stitch together multi-camera footage, or pull selects from a full day's riding. Auto-sync runs across the whole batch and tells you per-clip how confident it is.
Project files
Projects save as .tsproj files — lightweight, portable, and media is referenced (not embedded), so your project file stays small. Saves are crash-safe: if the app goes down mid-save, your project doesn't.
Units
Metric or imperial, your choice — speed, distance, elevation, and temperature all respect the toggle. Cadence handles the sport-specific conventions automatically (crank RPM for cycling, strides for running).
What's not supported
- TCX files — FIT and GPX only, for now.
- CSV telemetry export — not yet.
- Multi-source telemetry mixing — one telemetry track per project, today.