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.
- Download and install Foxglove (free for up to 3 users)
- Open the application and select "Open local file"
- Drag and drop your
.db3file, or browse to it - 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.
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