GPL Replay Analyser v5.0 released

Hi everyone, It time for a new release of GPL Replay Analyser (GPLRA) again - version 5.0 . This time we have some improvements in both the analysing and the report parts of the program. Also included is online integration with the popular GPLRank site. GPL track creators will also find an improved(hopefully) groove generating tool. New stuff in the analysing part: *Added new tool - Traction Circle. With this you see the forces acting on the car and can judge the performance of the car and driver. Big thanks to Mark Gold for all help doing this. Screenshot: http://home.bip.net/martin/gplra/tractioncircle.gif *Added longitudal and lateral acceleration to graph. *Added longitudal and lateral acceleration to telemetry export. *Removed "Time" from graph as the same info can be obtained by using the time difference graph. *The highlight of current track position in the graph has been updated, it now shows the 1% of the track around current position. This to make it easier to see on all tracks (incl the Ring) New report: *Added new report - Race History Graph. This shows the development of the race for all drivers in one single graph. All drivers are compared to a virtual driver whose laptimes are consistent and equal to the winner's average laptime. Such a report is a long time request. But it wasn't until Martijn Taffer pointed us to an example of how it could be done in a good way we decided to implement it. Screenshot: http://home.bip.net/martin/gplra/racehistorygraph.gif Screenshot: http://home.bip.net/martin/gplra/racehistorygraphzoomed.gif (zoomed on leaders)) PB-viewer: *Added option to upload laptimes directly to GPLRank from PB-Viewer. This means you no longer have to save an ini-file and point your web-browser to it. At the moment GPLRank will only record the laptimes for addon tracks, but in the future(pending changes on GPLRank) even the original track's times might be submitted this way. Groove tool for track creators: *Added a new way of doing the groove darkness based on calculated total acceleration. This should (hopefully) generate better looking and more realistic grooves. Bugs fixed: -Removed a memory leak in PB Viewer which was introduced in v4.8 -Under some circumstances more than one Export Records html file could get the same name (Snett and Snett67). Fixed. -Not a bug, but we changed the way we store the path to GPL as GPL's default way of doing this caused problems for some Win2k and WinXP users. -Some other minor issues which probably noone noticed anyway. We have also updated most of the screenshots at the site as the old ones were outdated. For download and more information about this program, go to: http://home.bip.net/martin/gplra Cheers, Martin and Jonas

You guys rock! Thanks for all your work! Ian "Martin Granberg" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Hi everyone, > > It time for a new release of GPL Replay Analyser (GPLRA) again - > version 5.0 . > > This time we have some improvements in both the analysing and the > report parts of the program. Also included is online integration with > the popular GPLRank site. GPL track creators will also find an > improved(hopefully) groove generating tool. > > New stuff in the analysing part: > > *Added new tool - Traction Circle. With this you see the forces acting > on the car and can judge the performance of the car and driver. Big > thanks to Mark Gold for all help doing this. > Screenshot: http://home.bip.net/martin/gplra/tractioncircle.gif > > *Added longitudal and lateral acceleration to graph. > > *Added longitudal and lateral acceleration to telemetry export. > > *Removed "Time" from graph as the same info can be obtained by using > the time difference graph. > > *The highlight of current track position in the graph has been > updated, it now shows the 1% of the track around current position. > This to make it easier to see on all tracks (incl the Ring) > > New report: > > *Added new report - Race History Graph. This shows the development of > the race for all drivers in one single graph. All drivers are compared > to a virtual driver whose laptimes are consistent and equal to the > winner's average laptime. Such a report is a long time request. But it > wasn't until Martijn Taffer pointed us to an example of how it could > be done in a good way we decided to implement it. > Screenshot: http://home.bip.net/martin/gplra/racehistorygraph.gif > Screenshot: > http://home.bip.net/martin/gplra/racehistorygraphzoomed.gif (zoomed on > leaders)) > > PB-viewer: > > *Added option to upload laptimes directly to GPLRank from PB-Viewer. > This means you no longer have to save an ini-file and point your > web-browser to it. At the moment GPLRank will only record the laptimes > for addon tracks, but in the future(pending changes on GPLRank) even > the original track's times might be submitted this way. > > Groove tool for track creators: > *Added a new way of doing the groove darkness based on calculated > total acceleration. This should (hopefully) generate better looking > and more realistic grooves. > > Bugs fixed: > > -Removed a memory leak in PB Viewer which was introduced in v4.8 > -Under some circumstances more than one Export Records html file could > get the same name (Snett and Snett67). Fixed. > -Not a bug, but we changed the way we store the path to GPL as GPL's > default way of doing this caused problems for some Win2k and WinXP > users. > -Some other minor issues which probably noone noticed anyway. > > We have also updated most of the screenshots at the site as the old > ones were outdated. > > For download and more information about this program, go to: > > http://home.bip.net/martin/gplra > > Cheers, > > Martin and Jonas

Wow yet again great work martin and jonas. The friction circle viewer is a real innovation. Im off to look at some replays :) "Martin Granberg" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Hi everyone, > > It time for a new release of GPL Replay Analyser (GPLRA) again - > version 5.0 . > > This time we have some improvements in both the analysing and the > report parts of the program. Also included is online integration with > the popular GPLRank site. GPL track creators will also find an > improved(hopefully) groove generating tool. > > New stuff in the analysing part: > > *Added new tool - Traction Circle. With this you see the forces acting > on the car and can judge the performance of the car and driver. Big > thanks to Mark Gold for all help doing this. > Screenshot: http://home.bip.net/martin/gplra/tractioncircle.gif > > *Added longitudal and lateral acceleration to graph. > > *Added longitudal and lateral acceleration to telemetry export. > > *Removed "Time" from graph as the same info can be obtained by using > the time difference graph. > > *The highlight of current track position in the graph has been > updated, it now shows the 1% of the track around current position. > This to make it easier to see on all tracks (incl the Ring) > > New report: > > *Added new report - Race History Graph. This shows the development of > the race for all drivers in one single graph. All drivers are compared > to a virtual driver whose laptimes are consistent and equal to the > winner's average laptime. Such a report is a long time request. But it > wasn't until Martijn Taffer pointed us to an example of how it could > be done in a good way we decided to implement it. > Screenshot: http://home.bip.net/martin/gplra/racehistorygraph.gif > Screenshot: > http://home.bip.net/martin/gplra/racehistorygraphzoomed.gif (zoomed on > leaders)) > > PB-viewer: > > *Added option to upload laptimes directly to GPLRank from PB-Viewer. > This means you no longer have to save an ini-file and point your > web-browser to it. At the moment GPLRank will only record the laptimes > for addon tracks, but in the future(pending changes on GPLRank) even > the original track's times might be submitted this way. > > Groove tool for track creators: > *Added a new way of doing the groove darkness based on calculated > total acceleration. This should (hopefully) generate better looking > and more realistic grooves. > > Bugs fixed: > > -Removed a memory leak in PB Viewer which was introduced in v4.8 > -Under some circumstances more than one Export Records html file could > get the same name (Snett and Snett67). Fixed. > -Not a bug, but we changed the way we store the path to GPL as GPL's > default way of doing this caused problems for some Win2k and WinXP > users. > -Some other minor issues which probably noone noticed anyway. > > We have also updated most of the screenshots at the site as the old > ones were outdated. > > For download and more information about this program, go to: > > http://home.bip.net/martin/gplra > > Cheers, > > Martin and Jonas

Lovely, Martin - Thanks! The traction circle tool is the neatest thing I've seen in a while. Running through a lap with the cursor with Me vs Huttu loaded is VERY informative, even more so than the graphs were. Sad, but informative! Love the music, too... ;-) SB "Martin Granberg" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Hi everyone, > > It time for a new release of GPL Replay Analyser (GPLRA) again - > version 5.0 . > > This time we have some improvements in both the analysing and the > report parts of the program. Also included is online integration with > the popular GPLRank site. GPL track creators will also find an > improved(hopefully) groove generating tool. > > New stuff in the analysing part: > > *Added new tool - Traction Circle. With this you see the forces acting > on the car and can judge the performance of the car and driver. Big > thanks to Mark Gold for all help doing this. > Screenshot: http://home.bip.net/martin/gplra/tractioncircle.gif > > *Added longitudal and lateral acceleration to graph. > > *Added longitudal and lateral acceleration to telemetry export. > > *Removed "Time" from graph as the same info can be obtained by using > the time difference graph. > > *The highlight of current track position in the graph has been > updated, it now shows the 1% of the track around current position. > This to make it easier to see on all tracks (incl the Ring) > > New report: > > *Added new report - Race History Graph. This shows the development of > the race for all drivers in one single graph. All drivers are compared > to a virtual driver whose laptimes are consistent and equal to the > winner's average laptime. Such a report is a long time request. But it > wasn't until Martijn Taffer pointed us to an example of how it could > be done in a good way we decided to implement it. > Screenshot: http://home.bip.net/martin/gplra/racehistorygraph.gif > Screenshot: > http://home.bip.net/martin/gplra/racehistorygraphzoomed.gif (zoomed on > leaders)) > > PB-viewer: > > *Added option to upload laptimes directly to GPLRank from PB-Viewer. > This means you no longer have to save an ini-file and point your > web-browser to it. At the moment GPLRank will only record the laptimes > for addon tracks, but in the future(pending changes on GPLRank) even > the original track's times might be submitted this way. > > Groove tool for track creators: > *Added a new way of doing the groove darkness based on calculated > total acceleration. This should (hopefully) generate better looking > and more realistic grooves. > > Bugs fixed: > > -Removed a memory leak in PB Viewer which was introduced in v4.8 > -Under some circumstances more than one Export Records html file could > get the same name (Snett and Snett67). Fixed. > -Not a bug, but we changed the way we store the path to GPL as GPL's > default way of doing this caused problems for some Win2k and WinXP > users. > -Some other minor issues which probably noone noticed anyway. > > We have also updated most of the screenshots at the site as the old > ones were outdated. > > For download and more information about this program, go to: > > http://home.bip.net/martin/gplra > > Cheers, > > Martin and Jonas

A cracking program. Probably my favorite GPL Util of all. the only things I can think of to make it perfect are.... Print option for the graphs - i ended up going to 1600 x 1200, and screen grabbing to print one off (I like to sit down and study graphs - used to doing it with real Stack data logger stuff) and a colour options thing. i.e I'd like to be able to change the map colours - make the track a lighter grey, or change the graph colours etc. I dont know how much of a bastard these would be to impliment - but in the meantime - thanks for a cracking tool Doug "Martin Granberg" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Hi everyone, > > It time for a new release of GPL Replay Analyser (GPLRA) again - > version 5.0 . > > This time we have some improvements in both the analysing and the > report parts of the program. Also included is online integration with > the popular GPLRank site. GPL track creators will also find an > improved(hopefully) groove generating tool. > > New stuff in the analysing part: > > *Added new tool - Traction Circle. With this you see the forces acting > on the car and can judge the performance of the car and driver. Big > thanks to Mark Gold for all help doing this. > Screenshot: http://home.bip.net/martin/gplra/tractioncircle.gif > > *Added longitudal and lateral acceleration to graph. > > *Added longitudal and lateral acceleration to telemetry export. > > *Removed "Time" from graph as the same info can be obtained by using > the time difference graph. > > *The highlight of current track position in the graph has been > updated, it now shows the 1% of the track around current position. > This to make it easier to see on all tracks (incl the Ring) > > New report: > > *Added new report - Race History Graph. This shows the development of > the race for all drivers in one single graph. All drivers are compared > to a virtual driver whose laptimes are consistent and equal to the > winner's average laptime. Such a report is a long time request. But it > wasn't until Martijn Taffer pointed us to an example of how it could > be done in a good way we decided to implement it. > Screenshot: http://home.bip.net/martin/gplra/racehistorygraph.gif > Screenshot: > http://home.bip.net/martin/gplra/racehistorygraphzoomed.gif (zoomed on > leaders)) > > PB-viewer: > > *Added option to upload laptimes directly to GPLRank from PB-Viewer. > This means you no longer have to save an ini-file and point your > web-browser to it. At the moment GPLRank will only record the laptimes > for addon tracks, but in the future(pending changes on GPLRank) even > the original track's times might be submitted this way. > > Groove tool for track creators: > *Added a new way of doing the groove darkness based on calculated > total acceleration. This should (hopefully) generate better looking > and more realistic grooves. > > Bugs fixed: > > -Removed a memory leak in PB Viewer which was introduced in v4.8 > -Under some circumstances more than one Export Records html file could > get the same name (Snett and Snett67). Fixed. > -Not a bug, but we changed the way we store the path to GPL as GPL's > default way of doing this caused problems for some Win2k and WinXP > users. > -Some other minor issues which probably noone noticed anyway. > > We have also updated most of the screenshots at the site as the old > ones were outdated. > > For download and more information about this program, go to: > > http://home.bip.net/martin/gplra > > Cheers, > > Martin and Jonas

Wow, more and more stuff keeps coming out :) Is this version compatible with GPL2? Or will it be patched later on? Rafe Mc On Thu, 15 Nov 2001 17:15:24 GMT, [email hidden] (Martin Granberg) wrote:

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>Hi everyone, > >It time for a new release of GPL Replay Analyser (GPLRA) again - >version 5.0 . > >This time we have some improvements in both the analysing and the >report parts of the program. Also included is online integration with >the popular GPLRank site. GPL track creators will also find an >improved(hopefully) groove generating tool. > >New stuff in the analysing part: > >*Added new tool - Traction Circle. With this you see the forces acting >on the car and can judge the performance of the car and driver. Big >thanks to Mark Gold for all help doing this. >Screenshot: http://home.bip.net/martin/gplra/tractioncircle.gif > >*Added longitudal and lateral acceleration to graph. > >*Added longitudal and lateral acceleration to telemetry export. > >*Removed "Time" from graph as the same info can be obtained by using >the time difference graph. > >*The highlight of current track position in the graph has been >updated, it now shows the 1% of the track around current position. >This to make it easier to see on all tracks (incl the Ring) > >New report: > >*Added new report - Race History Graph. This shows the development of >the race for all drivers in one single graph. All drivers are compared >to a virtual driver whose laptimes are consistent and equal to the >winner's average laptime. Such a report is a long time request. But it >wasn't until Martijn Taffer pointed us to an example of how it could >be done in a good way we decided to implement it. >Screenshot: http://home.bip.net/martin/gplra/racehistorygraph.gif >Screenshot: >http://home.bip.net/martin/gplra/racehistorygraphzoomed.gif (zoomed on >leaders)) > >PB-viewer: > >*Added option to upload laptimes directly to GPLRank from PB-Viewer. >This means you no longer have to save an ini-file and point your >web-browser to it. At the moment GPLRank will only record the laptimes >for addon tracks, but in the future(pending changes on GPLRank) even >the original track's times might be submitted this way. > >Groove tool for track creators: >*Added a new way of doing the groove darkness based on calculated >total acceleration. This should (hopefully) generate better looking >and more realistic grooves. > >Bugs fixed: > >-Removed a memory leak in PB Viewer which was introduced in v4.8 >-Under some circumstances more than one Export Records html file could >get the same name (Snett and Snett67). Fixed. >-Not a bug, but we changed the way we store the path to GPL as GPL's >default way of doing this caused problems for some Win2k and WinXP >users. >-Some other minor issues which probably noone noticed anyway. > >We have also updated most of the screenshots at the site as the old >ones were outdated. > >For download and more information about this program, go to: > >http://home.bip.net/martin/gplra > >Cheers, > >Martin and Jonas

Hope you guys never get bored playing with this, it really is an awesome tool. (FWIW, links to screenshots below are dead, perhaps missing a "reports" folder reference after "gplra".) "Martin Granberg" wrote ...

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> winner's average laptime. Such a report is a long time request. But it > wasn't until Martijn Taffer pointed us to an example of how it could > be done in a good way we decided to implement it. > Screenshot: http://home.bip.net/martin/gplra/racehistorygraph.gif > Screenshot: > http://home.bip.net/martin/gplra/racehistorygraphzoomed.gif (zoomed on > leaders))

In article <9t1127$16d3i5$[email hidden]>, "Dan Leach" <[email hidden]> writes: >Wow yet again great work martin and jonas. The friction circle viewer is a >real innovation. I'm still trying to figure out how to USE the damn thing... Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPLRank - under construction... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Awesome job, guys! The traction circle and acceleration graphs are fantastic additions. Thanks so much for giving us this great utility, Martin and Jonas! Alison On Thu, 15 Nov 2001 17:15:24 GMT, [email hidden] (Martin Granberg) wrote: >Hi everyone, > >It time for a new release of GPL Replay Analyser (GPLRA) again - >version 5.0 . >[snip] Alison From: [email hidden] Reply-To: [email hidden] Remove the spam blocker NOSPAM to email me. http://eaglewoman.maximumspeed.com

On Thu, 15 Nov 2001 19:15:35 -0500, "Don Jennings" <[email hidden]> wrote: >(FWIW, links to screenshots below are dead, perhaps missing a "reports" = >folder reference after "gplra".) Ah, true! Screenshot: http://home.bip.net/martin/gplra/reports/racehistorygraph.gif Screenshot: http://home.bip.net/martin/gplra/reports/racehistorygraphzoomed.gif (zoomed on leaders)) would hopefully work. Thanks, /Martin

On Thu, 15 Nov 2001 23:56:13 GMT, [email hidden] (Rafe McAuliffe) wrote: >Wow, more and more stuff keeps coming out :) > >Is this version compatible with GPL2? Or will it be patched later on? Hehe, *IF* there ever is a GPL2 we would have to change a lot of things to make GPLRA work with it. The replay format changed to N4 and the track format changed *a lot* to N4 and any GPL2 would probably build on N4 rather than GPL. Cheers, /Martin

On Thu, 15 Nov 2001 23:28:44 -0000, "Douglas Ellison" <[email hidden]> wrote: >A cracking program. Probably my favorite GPL Util of all. Glad you like it! :) >Print option for the graphs - i ended up going to 1600 x 1200, and screen >grabbing to print one off (I like to sit down and study graphs - used to >doing it with real Stack data logger stuff) We believe in the "paper free office" and care of the trees still standing so we boycot all printing! :) No seriously, we might do it. The graph needs a total redesign IMO and we've felt that it is better to way with improvements until that redesign is done. Might happen. >and a colour options thing. i.e I'd like to be able to change the map >colours - make the track a lighter grey, or change the graph colours etc. This has been on our "todo"-list for a while as colours differs a lot from screen to screen. Might happen in upcoming versions. Cheers, /Martin

On Thu, 15 Nov 2001 23:28:44 -0000, "Douglas Ellison" >A cracking program. Probably my favorite GPL Util of all. Glad you like it! :) We believe in the "paper free office" and care of the trees still standing so we boycot all printing! :) No seriously, we might do it. The graph needs a total redesign IMO and we've felt that it is better to way with improvements until that redesign is done. Might happen. This has been on our "todo"-list for a while as colours differs a lot from screen to screen. Might happen in upcoming versions. Cheers, /Martin

> > No seriously, we might do it. The graph needs a total redesign IMO and > we've felt that it is better to way with improvements until that > redesign is done. Might happen. An "Export data" in flat files feature would be enough for me. I could reload it in Excel. Fantastic job anyway. My first "Traction circle" graphs showed me that G. Huttu accelerate before me and brake after me. Well, I must confess it was not such a surprise :-) AL

On Fri, 16 Nov 2001 09:38:02 +0100, "lg042-5" <[email hidden]> wrote: >An "Export data" in flat files feature would be enough for me. I could >reload it in Excel. Try File->Save telemetry to text. It should be what you want. Cheers, /Martin

On Thu, 15 Nov 2001 17:15:24 GMT, [email hidden] (Martin Granberg) wrote: >Hi everyone, > >It time for a new release of GPL Replay Analyser (GPLRA) again - >version 5.0 . The traction circle option is fking great, thanks a lot! I knew there had to be something special in it since it's upgraded to version 5 :) Andre

On 16 Nov 2001 00:55:53 GMT, [email hidden] (EldredP) wrote:

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>In article <9t1127$16d3i5$[email hidden]>, "Dan Leach" ><[email hidden]> writes: > >>Wow yet again great work martin and jonas. The friction circle viewer is a >>real innovation. > >I'm still trying to figure out how to USE the damn thing... > >Eldred

Read Caroll Smith's books Eldred :) Andre

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>-- >Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 >Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett >GPLRank - under construction... > >Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you >with experience... >Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Ooops ! I missed that. Thanks "Martin Granberg" <[email hidden]> a �crit dans le message news: [email hidden]...

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> On Fri, 16 Nov 2001 09:38:02 +0100, "lg042-5" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >An "Export data" in flat files feature would be enough for me. I could > >reload it in Excel. > > Try File->Save telemetry to text. It should be what you want. > > Cheers, > > /Martin >

That "race history" graph is worth every byte of that download!!. Great work guys. Lars G. DGPLS On Thu, 15 Nov 2001 17:15:24 GMT, [email hidden] (Martin Granberg) wrote: >Hi everyone, > >It time for a new release of GPL Replay Analyser (GPLRA) again - >version 5.0 .<major snippage> > >Martin and Jonas

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] (Andre Warringa) writes: >>I'm still trying to figure out how to USE the damn thing... >> >>Eldred > >Read Caroll Smith's books Eldred :) > Hmmm.... I don't have them.. Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPLRank - under construction... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.