Timeline Visualizer Camera Lab 1
Pre-release
Timeline Visualizer Camera Lab 1
Camera Lab is an experimental Android build for comparing new zoom behavior before any production integration. It installs separately from Timeline Visualizer and does not replace the production app.
What to test
- Fixed zoom follows the route without changing scale.
- Balanced zoom uses gentle zoom changes and remains the default.
- Active zoom adjusts framing more actively across a journey.
- Close-up zoom stays closer to local travel and still widens for long transfers.
- Zoom-in movement reduction ranges from 0% to 100% in 5% steps. Higher values slow map-center movement more while zooming in. Zoom-out movement is unchanged.
Start with 0%, 30%, 60%, 80%, and 100%. Use the same Timeline file, period, duration, zoom style, and output format when comparing values. Record the selected percentage and approximate video timestamp if motion feels uncomfortable.
Installation and comparison
The package ID is dev.mahlernim.timelinevisualizer.cameralab. It can remain installed beside production dev.mahlernim.timelinevisualizer. Android keeps their settings and app data separate, so select the Timeline file independently in each app.
The launcher uses a blue Camera Lab icon with a LAB badge. The Settings screen also identifies the experimental build.
Privacy and limitations
Timeline processing remains on the device. CARTO receives requests for displayed map-tile areas under the same privacy model described by the project privacy policy. Do not upload or attach a private Timeline file when reporting feedback.
Camera Lab is not a production update and is not distributed through Google Play. The experimental terminology, Close-up preset, and slowdown algorithm may change or be removed after testing.