VIDEO VBOX
VIDEO VBOX

 

The Video VBOX from Racelogic - click to enlarge

Video VBOX - State of the art in-car video

Optimised for Motorsport and Trackday, the Video VBOX in-car video system from Racelogic combines a Digital Video Recorder, Real-time graphical overlay and a 10Hz VBOX GPS data-logger in a single, powerful package.

A GPS enhanced video logger is fast becoming an essential tool in driver and vehicle development, and Video VBOX is widely regarded as one of the very best in-car video systems available, both in video quality and in having the most detailed and flexible graphics.

In whatever level of motor-sport you participate, a GPS enhanced video logger allows you to produce interesting and exciting footage, alongside in-depth driver and vehicle analysis, without training.

The Video VBOX records the graphically enhanced video to an SD card which can then be played all common media players and uploaded to YouTube without conversion.  Data from the GPS engine is also recorded at the same time, which can be analysed alongside the video.

Video overlay completely user-configurable

Video logger high quality overlay


Multiple camera angles and overlaid graphical data give you much more information about your driving and the vehicle's performance, allowing you to improve both areas with one tool.

Video VBOX comes in two different versions, the Video VBOX Pro, a no-compromise package aimed at motor-racing professionals and a lower cost ‘Lite’ setup with the amateur racer and trackday enthusiast in mind.

Both versions are design to be rugged and reliable, and can be used on Cars, Bikes, Boats and Planes.


Being small and light weight, the Video VBOX Lite can easily be carried on your person, making it suitable for skiing, cycling, horse riding or even skydiving!

A key advantage of the Video VBOX over the competition is the fact that the video footage can be opened directly in Windows Media Player or VLC, and also uploaded directly to YouTube without any time consuming conversion process.


Who uses Video VBOX?

EVO Magazine utilise Video VBOX for their online content
Video VBOX is used by many well known companies around the world to enhance their in-car video. To see what EVO magazine have to say about the Video VBOX click here. Performance Car magazine also use Video VBOX, to see the results of their annual Performance Car of the Year group test using the World's top Supercars, click here: PCTOY 2009


 

Car Magazine use Video VBOX for comparison testing

Other well known users of Video VBOX include Porsche, Lamborghini, Holden, BMW, The Metropolitan Police, Millbrook, SEAT, Tommi Makinen Racing, Kristian Sohlberg, Sabine Schmitz, EVO Magazine, Motor Cycle News, AutoBild Magazine, Silverstone Circuit, VW, Yokahama Tyres, Continental Tyres, etc., to name but a few!

For reasons why the Video VBOX is the choice of professionals and amateurs alike, please see the key advantages page.


What technology is behind the Video VBOX?

Video VBOX lite

The design of the Video VBOX is based on the industry leading VBOX GPS data-logger, which is used by almost every motor manufacturer in the world for their test and development.

The Video VBOX is a rugged, reliable and powerful solution to recording in-car video and data. 

Racelogic have years of experience of making dependable test equipment for the automotive industry, and have a large, experienced technical support team to backup its products. 

Video VBOX from Racelogic is a high quality solid state video recorder combined with a GPS data logger and real-time graphics engine.

GRAPHICS ENGINE

Every aspect of Video VBOX has been designed to maximise the quality of the video and graphics. An extremely powerful 32bit 333MHz graphics processor is at the heart of the system, producing stunning 24bit colour graphics with 256 levels of alpha blending (transparency). The graphics are fully customisable, allowing you to choose from a number of standard dashboard styles or simply create your own from scratch.


 

 

 

 

VIDEO QUALITY

To produce the very best results, Video VBOX can encode at full DVD quality using an advanced MPEG-4 encoder chip. The picture-in-picture is done digitally inside Video VBOX, removing the need for an external picture-in-picture box which degrades the video.

MPEG-4 was chosen as the primary encoding stream because it uses 3-4 times less space than the older MPEG-2 style format. Stereo sound is recorded as an MPEG-1 Layer II (MP2) audio format, which is the de-facto broadcast standard.

 

VIDEO VBOX

Direction vehicle is pointing Direction of travel

RECORDING OPTIONS

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You can record either to a removable compact flash card, the internal flash memory disk (optional on PRO only), or an external USB flash disk (optional on PRO only). Video VBOX incorporates Ultra DMA transfer, so if you have a compatible flash card, you can record up to 8Mbits/s, which is one of the fastest on the market and can give an almost broadcast level picture quality.

The video format and writing method we use has been carefully constructed so that power loss or un-planned card removal will not result in the entire video file being corrupted. For backwards compatibility Video VBOX can also record in MPEG-2 format. A great option to save disk space is to record only when the vehicle is moving, meaning you won’t end up with long periods of static video.

GPS ENGINE

Analysis software - click to enlarge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video VBOX incorporates the same GPS technology used in Racelogic's award winning VBOX range, which provides highly accurate speed, time, distance, acceleration and positional information. This information is used to drive the graphics overlay system and is also logged within the video stream for use with the VBOX data analysis system.

DATA LOGGING

Until now, data-logging has been a complex and expensive way of improving driving technique. Because Video VBOX superimposes driving data onto the video in real time, the process becomes intuitive, and accessible for everyone. If you want to delve further into the capabilities of Video VBOX, you can analyse the data using the professional VBOX data logging software which graphs speed, distance, lap time, lateral & longitudinal acceleration, radius of turn, circuit position and much more. By using dedicated features in the analysis software, it is easy to export your position data to Google Earth™ and your video to YouTube™, allowing your friends to also enjoy the experience.

ADDITIONAL INPUTS

A configurable RPM input on Video VBOX also allows you to display and log engine speed, and if you want more channels, you can plug in a range of input modules.

Video VBOX also has an optional CAN interface which allows it to retrieve real time information such as throttle angle, steering angle and brake pedal pressure directly from a vehicle with a CAN bus. You can even connect a DriftBox via the USB port and display live drift angle.

CORPORATE OPTIONS

Video VBOX is perfect for driving schools and race tracks. Alongside the video, you can also include corporate videos and web-links, with a customised flash interface. We can also provide USB sticks and lanyards branded with your logo. To save time or to re-enforce safety talks, the audio-visual output can be used to give an in-car driver’s briefing whilst the guest is in the pits and even talk him or her around an installation lap... “This is turn 1, brake at the 100m board, and then turn in aiming for the red cone…”


AN EXTRA DIMENSION

Video VBOX adds excitement and an extra dimension to your in-car video. It is very difficult to get an impression of speed or acceleration from video alone, but by adding extra camera angles, dynamic graphics and on-screen lap-times, your video really comes to life!

Racelogic Video VBox downloads page

Pro Datasheet available    here

Lite Datasheet available    here

 

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