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How to Export a Telemetry Overlay

Export a separate telemetry overlay when you plan to place the graphics over video in another editor, such as Adobe Premiere Pro or Davinci Resolve. Choose a format with alpha-channel support if you want a video with a transparent background.

Export only part of an overlay

You can export a telemetry overlay for a selected segment of your GoPro video using “Use Comp Range.”

This requires a single-video session with a linked source video that Studio can preview in Source Composite. If you loaded saved telemetry, use “Select Source Video” to link the matching original clip.

  1. Select “Composite Mode.”
  2. Drag the timeline’s “In point” and “Out point” handles to select the segment.
  3. Enable “Rebuild data graphics from range” if you want range-dependent graphics, such as cumulative distance or automatic scales, to use only that segment. Leave it off to retain their full-clip data context.
  4. Select “Template Editor Mode.”
  5. Click “Use Comp Range | OFF,” to the right of the timeline, so it reads “Use Comp Range | ON.”
  6. Choose your export settings and select “Export.”

The template timeline shows the selected range, and preview playback stays within it. The export contains only the overlay for that segment. All overlay export formats use the selected range and rebuild setting.

To adjust the range or rebuild setting, return to “Composite Mode.” To preview and export the full clip again, switch “Use Comp Range” off.

The toggle resets when you change the source. It is hidden in Batch Mode and when no usable source video is linked.

Export the overlay

When your template is ready for export, follow these instructions to export your video:

  1. Locate the "EXPORT" panel in the sidebar
  2. Set your desired output format (default is PNG codec .mov).
  3. Set the export size if necessary
    1. The Default is 1x. This exports out a video with dimensions matching the size of the template's canvas.
  4. Use "Preserve source timecode" if you want the export to match the timecode of your input video, and your finishing workflow needs it. This is not available for webm exports.
  5. Press the Export Button in the Editor menu bar and choose where you want to save the file on your computer.
  6. Your export will begin. Ensure the tab stays open and visible in the browser window during export, otherwise your export may stall until the tab is refocused.

Available Export Formats

  • "PNG codec .mov (alpha)" writes PNG frames in a MOV container and preserves transparency.
  • "WebM (VP9/VP8 alpha)" preserves transparency in a WebM file when the selected browser encoder supports it.
  • "QuickTime Animation .mov (qtrle alpha)" writes a transparency-capable MOV intended for compatible post-production software.
  • "MP4 (H.264, keyed background)" does not contain alpha. It renders the overlay over a solid background color that you remove with a chroma-key effect.

Export Size Options

The overlay export offers full size, half size, and quarter size. You can sometimes speed up exports by choosing .5x or .25x.