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GoPro telemetry overlay
for speed, GPS & power

GaugeReel auto-reads the GPMF telemetry your GoPro records straight from the MP4 — GPS speed, altitude, accelerometer and gyro — and renders it as animated speed, GPS and g-force gauges synced to your footage, exported as a transparent layer you composite in any editor.

GPMFFITGPX· transparent export
REC
00:14:22:09
GPS PATH
HEART RATE
164bpm
39KM/HSPEED
70WPOWER
95rpm
CADENCE
35.0km
DISTANCE
771m
ASCENT
GaugeReel
Live overlay · rendered in-browser● transparent export
How it works

From your GoPro MP4 to a broadcast overlay

No separate extractor app and no spreadsheet. Drop the clip in, GaugeReel scans the embedded GPMF, you design the gauges, then export a transparent layer.

Auto-reads the GPMF telemetry GoPro embeds in the MP4 from HERO 5 Black onward — GPS, speed, altitude, accelerometer and gyro. For GPS-less models (HERO 12) or older HERO 1–4, pair any GPX or Garmin FIT track and GaugeReel syncs it to your footage.

01

Import

Drop in an MP4 and/or a GPS track. GPMF is auto-scanned from the video; FIT and GPX load as external files. Attach several sources to one project.

  • MP4 preview source
  • GPX · FIT · GPMF
  • Multi-source projects
  • Video-less mode
02

Sync

Auto-align on embedded timestamps, then fine-tune with a manual offset and stretch until gauges hit every on-screen event. Per-source, applied to every bound gauge.

  • Timestamp auto-sync
  • Offset & stretch
  • Sync-to anchors
  • Data-speed modes
03

Design

Compose the overlay on a canvas at your project resolution. Add gauges from a searchable catalogue, drag with snapping, and edit every detail in the inspector.

  • Drag · snap · lock
  • Deep per-gauge editor
  • Reusable profiles
  • Grid & safe-areas
04

Export

Pick resolution, frame rate and range, then render a transparent overlay — PNG sequence, ProRes 4444 / VP9 with real alpha, or chroma-key MP4. Composite it anywhere.

  • Transparent PNG seq
  • ProRes 4444 / VP9 alpha
  • Chroma-key MP4
  • GPU hardware encode
Supported GoPro models

Every GoPro that writes telemetry —
HERO 5 Black through HERO 13.

GaugeReel auto-reads GPMF from HERO 5 Black onward, including the HERO 11, 12 and 13 Black. Older HERO 1–4, the Session line and the 360 cameras work by pairing a GPX or Garmin FIT track.

HERO

  • HERO 1
  • HERO 2
  • HERO 3
  • HERO 3+
  • HERO 4
  • HERO 5 Black
  • HERO 6 Black
  • HERO 7 Black
  • HERO 8 Black
  • HERO 9 Black
  • HERO 10 Black
  • HERO 11 Black
  • HERO 11 Black Mini
  • HERO 12 Black
  • HERO 13 Black
  • HERO (2024)
  • LIT HERO

Session

  • HERO 4 Session
  • HERO 5 Session
  • HERO Session

360

  • Fusion
  • MAX
  • MAX 2

Older or GPS-less GoPro — pair a GPX or Garmin FIT track from a watch, bike computer or phone and GaugeReel syncs it to your footage by timestamp. Brand names are the property of their respective owners; GaugeReel is an independent overlay tool and is not affiliated with GoPro.

The instrument set

What you can show from
GoPro telemetry.

Speed, altitude, g-force and a live GPS route come straight from the GPMF in the file. Pair a FIT track to add heart rate, power and cadence — then render any field as a dial, a bar, a graph or a tape.

39KM/HSPEED
GPS speed
70WPOWER
Power
NESW44°BEARING
Heading
2g1.26gG-FORCE
G-force
+23°LEAN
Lean angle
HEART RATE
157bpm
Heart rate
GPS PATH

Runner

Pace, distance, heart rate, cadence and elevation.

PaceDistanceHeart RateCadence+4

Walker

Gentler metrics — speed, distance, elevation, route and time.

SpeedometerDistanceAltitudeElevation Gain+3

Cyclist

Speed, power, cadence, heart rate, gradient and gears.

SpeedometerPowerCadenceHeart Rate+5

Car / Moto

Speed, g-forces, lean, acceleration and lap timing.

SpeedometerLean AngleLateral AccelLongitudinal Accel+5
Composite & export

A transparent layer over your GoPro footage

GaugeReel never re-encodes your GoPro clip. It renders only the gauge overlay and exports a layer with a real alpha channel, so you drop it onto a track above your footage and the instruments sit cleanly over the action.

  • PNG image sequence with a true alpha channel
  • ProRes 4444 or VP9 MOV/WEBM with real alpha
  • Chroma-key MP4 for editors without alpha support
  • Composite in Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut, After Effects or CapCut
PNG alphaProRes 4444VP9 alphaChroma-key MP4
44KM/HSPEED
286WPOWER
Footage never re-encoded● real alpha
Questions

GoPro overlay questions, answered

The specifics of getting telemetry from your gear onto your footage.

Drop your GoPro MP4 into GaugeReel and it auto-scans the embedded GPMF telemetry — GPS speed, altitude, accelerometer and gyro. Pick a gauge layout, sync it to the footage, then export a transparent overlay you drop over the clip in any editor. The same works for DJI GPMF clips.

Another question? hello@gaugereel.net

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