Recording Inspector

Inspecting .db3 Recordings

The SDK now records to .db3 (ROS2 rosbag2 format). To inspect these recordings, use any third-party application that supports .db3 files, such as Foxglove.

Foxglove is also recommended by the official ROS 2 documentation for visualizing ROS 2 data.

How to use

1. Download and install Foxglove (free for up to 3 users)
2. Open the application and select "Open local file"
3. Drag and drop your .db3 file, or browse to it
4. Use the Topics panel to browse recorded topics and messages

Tip: Foxglove is best used for inspecting metadata, topic structure, and info messages. Video playback of image streams may be slow — for frame-level playback, use the RealSense Viewer or the SDK's playback API instead.

Legacy .bag Inspector

The rs-rosbag-inspector GUI tool can be used to inspect legacy ROS1 .bag files. See the legacy documentation for details.

To convert legacy .bag files to .db3, use:

rs-convert -i recording.bag -D recording.db3