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Aquileo | Released version 2.0.0

Tue, 23 Sep 2025 18:51:04 -0000

Version 2.0.0 has been released

This version contains the following changes:

Import of maps from OpenStreetMap (including possibility to add custom tile servers)!
Georeference infomation now stored directly inside the metadata of saved map images, but reading maps saved in the old format (via settings or registry) is still supported.
Ready for Windows 11, but no longer maintaining Windows 7 (or lower), due to upgrade from Qt 5.12 to 6.9
Application now follows the Windows (dark/light) theme.
Several bugfixes (sometimes resulting in crashes) resolved
CODEX FFmpeg upgraded to 8.0 (provided with the installer for Windows only)

Currently a win64 (for Windows 10, 11) and Ubuntu 22 installer are available, but still looking into adding more generic installer types for linux like AppImage or Flatpak

Aquileo | Released version 1.12.0

Sun, 17 Nov 2024 11:57:37 -0000

The following new features have been implemented:

Clang/Tidy fixes and ready for Qt6 API
Translations (Italian, Dutch, German, French, Spanish).
Smoother vehicle rotation (using average angles)
Donation button on toolbar and About dialog
Added possibility to select the map resolution (to prevent a scrolling map)

Aquileo | Released version 1.11.0

Fri, 17 Feb 2023 20:00:51 -0000

Route Generatior version 1.11.0 released!
The following new features have been implemented:
- GeoTiff support.
- Possibility to set fixed output resolution for output video's.
- Scrolling/sliding map with fixed resolution of output video when generating movie.
- Because background map resolution can now be higher than the output resolution, you can now specify a ratio in relation to the selected output resolution in the Google maps importer.
- Make it possible to select existing folder again.
- FPS setting now passed correctly to the ffmpeg commandline.
- Possibility to set different file type for generated video frames (e.g. PNG, JPG, etc.)

Aquileo | Released version 1.9.1

Sun, 05 Jul 2020 12:24:35 -0000

This version contains several bugfixes and improvements:

Now using Google map's (web mercator) lat,lon to x,y conversion (GPX import), so routepoints are better projected on the map
Prevent zoomlevels with decimal numbers in Google map URL's
Option to select previously saved maps after importing GPX route
Google maps dialog size and position saved (i.e. dialog has same size and position when re-opened)
Maximum size for custom vehicles increased
Smoother vehicle movement, especially when route moves around direct north or south

Aquileo | Released version 1.9

Sun, 19 Apr 2020 18:50:09 -0000

The following new features have been implemented.

GPX Import (both routes and tracks)
Map and route can now be saved and loaded from project files
Storing Geo coordinates with map and route
Manually enter FFMpeg commandline options
Maximize button of google maps
Increased maximum resolution of google map to 8K
Default output format of video files now configurable for ffmpeg (default still avi)
Added map and route status indicators (icons) in status bar
SVG format support for custom vehicles

Aquileo | Released version 1.8.1

Wed, 31 Jul 2019 19:03:47 -0000

Since the introduction of the new ffmpeg, the default pixel format of the output video was always set to yuv444p. This format is not yet supported by many players or video editors. The generator has been changed to always set the pixel format to yuv420p which is more commonly supported.

Aquileo | Released version 1.8

Fri, 14 Jun 2019 11:12:10 -0000

Route Generator upgraded to version 1.8
The import from Google maps now works again!
New version of Zeranoe FFmpeg included (4.1.3)
* Technical details: Upgraded code base to use Qt 5.12

For the rest no new features have been added, but ready for the future.

Aquileo | Released version 1.6

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 18:45:04 -0000

A new version will now soon be released, with the following new features:
(Thanks to the co-efforts of Fabien Valthier)

Route will be editable (selected points can be moved or deleted after drawing) (Thanks Fabien)
Redo
Increased maximum duration of route
New vehicle setting: Don't rotate with route direction
Other improvements in vehicle settings
Adding custom vehicles made easier
Automatic deleting files when selected output folder not empty
Several bugs fixed

Aquileo | Released version 1.5

Sun, 16 Jan 2011 16:05:15 -0000

Thanks to the contributions of Fabien Valthier (a new developer for Route Generator from France), the
following features have been added or improved:

-Route generation improvements (smooth route)
-ffmpeg support for Linux
-Start new route button on toolbar
-Vehicle orientation improved
-Dialog to set vehicle settings (size and angle)
-Generate iconless begin/end frames checkbox moved to preferences dialog
-Google maps importer fix (map now scrollable and zoomable)

Aquileo | Released version 1.3-alpha

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:45:54 -0000

In this version, automatic route interpolation is implemented (but still needs improvement).
Also undo works.
See release notes for details.