Release v0.1.17

[ehendrix23]

Release 0.0.17

• New:

  • Option --text_overlay_fmt to set the overlay text for the video. Contributed by JakeShirley
  • Option --timestamp_format for formatting timestamps.
  • Option --sentry_offset to set the start and end offset based on Sentry event timestamp.
  • Option --merge_template to allow merging of video files grouped based on this. Resulting movie filename will be based on this template.
  • Option --set_moviefile_timestamp to set the video file timestamp on the OS to start, end, or time of Sentry event.
  • Option --keep-events to keep event video files after they have been merged into a video.
  • Option --display_ts to show timestamps in the text output. This does not impact video output but is handy when using a monitor option. Contributed by croadfeldt
  • Option --title_screen_map, which generates a map of the event location and displays it for the first 3 seconds of the movie.
  • Added support for event information file and ability to display it in the overlay text. Contributed by JakeShirley
  • Support for FreeBSD 11. Contributed by busbyjon
  • Source can now include wildcards, shell variables, and will do user expansion (i.e. ~ on Unix, ~user on Windows).
  • Output and temp_dir can now include shell variables and will do user expansion (i.e. ~ on Unix, ~user on Windows).
  • Metadata tag title in video file is now set to reason for event (if exist) and timestamp or start/end timestamp
  • Metadata tag creation_time in video files created is now set to start timestamp of that particular video.
  • When scanning folders a message will be printed after every 10 folders scanned to show progress.
  • --gpu and --no-gpu are now valid arguments irrespective of platform.
  • event and final movie files will now include GPS coordinates with the location for an event. For movies this will be for the 1st event within the movie.

• Changed:

  • Improvement for Docker file size and stability. Contributed by magicalyak
  • Choice values for parameters (i.e. FULLSCREEN, intel, black) are now case-insensitive.
  • Updated supporting libraries to latest available.

• Fixed:

  • When providing an invalid start or end timestamp will now result in a error instead of a traceback.
  • Added x265 compatibility tag for QuickTime. Contributed by dburkland
  • Event file will now be removed when providing an output file and only 1 event is processed, leaving only 1 movie file.
  • Providing a mount as a source resulted in it no files found. Now when a mount is provided it will be handled same as folders.

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