Garmin VIRB Edit vs Reco

Garmin VIRB Edit is free desktop software for viewing and editing footage recorded with a VIRB action camera. Its tools include trimming and stitching clips, slow motion, music, titles and transitions. An assisted editor can select moments from chosen clips and photos to make a compilation with music and G-Metrix overlays. These overlays add gauges and graphs for data such as speed, elevation, heart rate and g-force. The software can display video beside a map with track information, and Garmin’s VIRB X/XE manual lists multi-camera support. For VIRB 360 footage, VIRB Edit supports viewing and editing, stitching, 4K spherical stabilization and augmented-reality G-Metrix overlays. HyperFrame Director Mode uses a moving virtual camera to reframe 360 footage with pans and wider angles. Export resolution is listed up to 6K. Sharing options include YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo and Garmin Connect Share. Garmin Support lists version 5.4.3 for Windows and Mac; the software collection dates the Mac listing to September 11, 2018, and Windows to December 26, 2018.

Reco stitches two camera feeds into a panoramic sports view and uses AI to follow the play. Its tracking can detect balls and players, with configurable framing presets. Automatic camera calibration matches AKAZE features, while IMU data or audio cross-correlation can synchronize timing. Reco is available as a desktop app, command-line interface, library, and OBS plugin using the same engine. It supports GStreamer camera input and frame submission for OBS and live streams. The project lists Linux, macOS, and Windows desktops, NVIDIA Jetson Orin, and cloud workers as supported targets; desktop apps are listed for Linux, macOS, and Windows. Reco says it runs on hardware users own, footage stays theirs, and it collects no usage data or telemetry. It says it makes no network requests except those users configure. The engine is licensed under AGPL-3.0-only, and there is no public paid tier. iOS and Android support points exist, but concrete implementations are still to come.