Make (sort of) timelapse videos of your gpx route files!
Youtube link to an example video
This combines and creates HTML maps using gpxpy, then captures them using selenium (chrome).
Needs python. Tested only on Windows.
- For a sensible zoom level, it's best to use one town/region for one video.
- If you're using a workout tracking service that doesn't have a mass gpx export feature, there may be browser scripts that do it for you.
- GPS track editor is a nice free program to edit .gpx files in case they need tidying up.
- May be required to (pip) install folium, gpxpy, pillow, selenium
Turn them into a video any way you like.
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One free and easy way is to use DaVinci Resolve. From preferences->user->editing select standard transition and still duration (e.g. 15 frames for a 60fps video), then drag the images onto the timeline, and (optionally) add the default transition to each with ctrl+t.
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You could also use ffmpeg. An 'images.txt' file is automatically created in the output folder. Something like this should work:
ffmpeg -r 4 -f concat -safe 0 -i images.txt -r 60 timelapse.mp4
... if you want to adjust the resolution, map position, zoom level, map tileset etc.
Have fun! If you have questions, the best way to reach me is discord.