LogViewer for GPU-Z available !

[TomWoB]

LogViewer for GPU-Z is available !

Introduction

I like the tool GPU-Z, especially the logging functionality! It's the only tool I know which logs VRM temperatures reliable. But analyzing the logs can be tricky. Of course, you can open a log-file in Excel, but then you have to do a lot of steps until you get an useful diagram (and not everybody has an Excel license).

So ... I decided to implement a simple tool which shows diagrams of log files after "a few clicks" !

• it allows to illustrate GPU-Z log data in several diagrams and
• to compare multiple log-files side-by-side in one diagram !

User Guide (on YouTube)

The tool is very simple to use: no installation necessary, just start "GenericLogViewer.exe". At the top you can select

• how many diagrams with
• how many log-files

should be presented by the tool.

Open an GPU-Z log file by clicking the "Open File" button, select application type "GPU-Z", select a GPU-Z log file and press "Open" (GPU-Z log-files have typically the filename pattern: *.txt). After parsing the file, the logging duration of the file is shown and by default the "Timeline" diagram of the first log category. You can change the shown diagram with:

• Timeline/Statistic RadioButton
• Log Category ComboBox
• Change all buttons (changes category in every diagram)

The Y-axis shows the values of the seleted Log Category in ComboBox (unit is within [..])

If an opened file is still updated with logging-data by GPU-Z, you can simple update/refresh it by clicking on the "Reload"-Button:



At the top left corner of every diagram you can find the arithmetic average of the corresponding curve:



If there are too many different values on Y-axis in "Statistic" mode, the values are grouped into ranges. If this is the case, the following control is shown, which allows to increase or decrease the number of ranges (or to disable quantisation).



Splitter between the diagrams allow you to adjust the height of all diagrams:

After opening all log files you can hide the file area by unmarking "Show file area" to get more space for diagrams.

New feature since version 2.1: Simple Mode
I added a "two columns" feature, which doubles the number of diagrams. But if you use "two columns" with a high "number of diagrams" the diagrams are very small. That's why I introduced the "Simple mode" which:

• simplifies header and footer
• decrease line thickness

Tip: use the "Tab"-key to toggle between 'Standard' and 'Simple' mode !

New feature since version 3.0: Time Window Definition
If you click the "Edit"-button in the file area, a new window will be opened to define Start- and End-time of a time window for the logfile (see user guide at the top of this window). It allows you

• to show only a part of a single logfile or
• to synchronize multiple logfiles

Attention: time window start-time is "normalized" to "00:00:00", otherwise synchronization of multiple log-files will not work !

Button description:

• "Set": defines Start/End time of time window
• "Reset": resets Start/End time to "file borders"
• "Zoom": zooms into diagram with the actual defined Start/End times for fine-tuning (from Start-10% to End+10%). Remark: works only in case of Start/End is more then 10% from "file Start/End times")
• "Cancel": closes window without any change
• "Execute": yes, take the actual defined Start/End times as the used time window for all diagrams !

New features since version 4.0 (August 2018):

• possibility to compare different categories of one file in one diagram
• possibility to present diagrams in a "dark style"

New features since version 5.0 (July 2019):

• MSI Afterburner Logs are now supported too (*.hml)
• "Statistic"-diagram got many improvements (now it works as it should)
• New diagram-type "Triple" implemented , which shows Minimum, Average and Maximum in a barchart

New features since version 5.2 (November 2019):

• Ability to load/save setups of LogViewer (see Post #30 for details)
• Save Screenshot functionality

New features since version 5.4 (October 2020):

• "Reload file" button can be configured to display only the "last x minutes" (see Post #46 for details)

New features since version 6.0 (May 2021):

• Command Line Arguments
• Drag & drop of files
• "Change all" buttons with SMART-functionality
• For details check this video on YouTube

New features since version 6.1 (July 2021):

• Style your own Generic Log Viewer MainWindow ... if you like
• Diagrams can now be "locked" (for "Change all" buttons with SMART-functionality)
• Some new "Hot-Keys" are implemented
• For details check Post #49

New features since version 6.2 (November 2021):

• Selection of log-application via command-line-argument
• Optional file "GenericLogViewer.cla" for better "Open with ..."
• Adjustment of hot keys
• For details check Post #50

New features since version 6.3 (April 2022):

• "Selfie-Mode" for better screenshots
• Category ComboBoxes have now color-markers on the left side
• Screenshot functionality improved
• For details check Post #57

New features since version 6.4 (Mai 2022):

• "Marker-Mode", which allows precise determination of every single log value
• For details check Post #58

Requirements

• Microsoft Windows
• Microsoft Framework .NET 4.8 (Windows Update from April 2019)
• no installation necessary, just start "GenericLogViewer.exe"

Download Version 6.4
SHA-1 hash: 2F19F0ABC093E495617B15663E1537D436643934

 

[T3RM1N4L D0GM4]

Wow, could be awesome if Wizz fits your utility in gpu-z (or you could team-up with Wizz and make gpu-z even better!)

 

[TomWoB]

New version available !

I just want to inform, that there is a now much better version of my LogViewer available:

It´s now possible to compare multiple log files side-by-side in one diagram !

Please try my new "GenericLogViewer" ... download above ...

 

[TomWoB]

New Version 1.3 available !

It fixes DateTime conversion problems, which could occur on several Windows Region Settings.

Please update to latest version !

 

[TomWoB]

New Version 2.0 available !

New features:

• Reload-Button: to refresh active logging-files
• arithmetic averages of all curves are shown
• quantisation can be disabled if wanted

Why new major version 2?
I did a lot of internal changes and code is now completly verified by Unit-Tests.

Please update to latest version !

 

[PopcornMachine]

Just found this. Thanks very much. Will try it out later.

 

[GoldenTiger]

Nice little tool, thanks ! Just grabbed it.

 

[kn00tcn]

very nice, pretty intuitive & quick to use

 

[TomWoB]

New Version 2.1 available !

New features:

• up to 6 diagrams
• in up to 2 columns (-> max = 12 diagrams)
• "Simple mode" (for small diagrams)
• Tooltip with horizontal line

I added a "two columns" feature, which doubles the number of diagrams. But if you use "two columns" with a high "number of diagrams" the diagrams are very small. That's why I introduced the "Simple mode" which:

• simplifies header and footer
• decrease line thickness

Tip: use the "Tab"-key to toggle between 'Standard' and 'Simple' mode !

Another new feature is that you can create a horizontal line in a "Timeline" diagram:
go with mouse "on curve where the horizontal line should be", wait until tooltip pops up (with value) and click -> line stays there until you click on another tooltip or you change category.

Hope you enjoy my new features ... Tom

Download: see first post of this thread !

 

[mastrdrver]

Why have I not seen this until now? This is something that I've wished for so long after looking at my first GPU-z log.

Will try out once I get home this evening.

 

[TomWoB]

New Version 3.0 available !

New feature: time window definition per logfile possible:

• to show only a part of a single logfile or
• to synchronize multiple logfiles

See detailed description in first post of this thread ...

Download: see first post of this thread !

 

[Octopuss]

Oh wow, how did I miss this?

 

[Borc]

Very useful tool. Is it possible to make Nvidia Inspector log files compatible?

 

[TomWoB]

I tried Nvidia Inspector (which is very close to GPU-Z), but it logs with a different column delimiter. With the following steps you can "convert" a Nvidia Inspector logfile into a GPU-Z logfile:

• open Nvidia Inspector logfile (typically "NVIDIA_Inspector-MonitoringLog_....csv") in a good text-editor (UltraEdit ,...)
• find/replace column delimiter: find all semicolon ';' and replace them with comma ',' (in a good text editor you can do this in one step "replace all")
• save changed logfile with extension ".txt"

Now you can open the saved logfile as a "GPU-Z logfile" !

 

[TomWoB]

New version 4.0 available !

Hi all, I spent some time to improve the GenericLogViewer, so Version 4.0 has two new features:

• possibility to compare different categories of one file in one diagram
• possibility to present diagrams in a "dark style"

1) Multiple categories of one file in one diagram
If you have only one file loaded, you can find a new "+" button on the right side of the category ComboBox in every diagram:



This button allows you to add up to two more category ComboBoxes. Attention: be aware of comparing same units (within [..]). Comparing CPU [MHz] with CPU [%] doesn't make sense ... . You can reset the "number of category ComboBoxes" to one with the follwing trick:

1. Select "number of files" = 2
2. Select "number of files" = 1

2) Diagrams in a dark style
Together with YouTuber F2F Tech I developed a "dark style" for the diagram section. In the header of GenericLogViewer you can find a CheckBox "Dark mode" which enables/disables the dark style in the diagrams. Why not a complete dark style like "Metro Style"? I personally like the contrast between the control and diagram sections.




... two more things:

• Upgrade from Visual Studio 2010 -> 2017
• Upgrade from .NET 4.0 -> 4.6.1 (released November 2015)

Download
The zip file (SHA-1 hash, Version 4.0: E47BE177E0DC896BEF6E0312A085DE2F0A95B3A1) contains the binary files of the tool.

Hope you enjoy the new features ... Tom

 

[Absolution]

Really nice utility, hope it gets advertised as a side link to GPU-Z, high and lows reporting would be nice too

make is just like afterburners logging window

 

[ne6togadno]

@W1zzard

 

[TomWoB]

New version 4.2 available !

Hi all, I built a version 4.2 with the following new features:

• category names are sorted alphabetically
• as requested by @Absolution, Minimum and Maximum values are now also displayed

Download
The zip file (SHA-1 hash, Version 4.2: A590912FA8A183D2AA2BBEA563C6EB2A795AE3F4) contains the binary files of the tool.

 

[Absolution]

Cheers mate, will have a go at it when I go home

 

[Ryrynz]

Any chance you could add the ability to save images of the graphs? Thanks.

 

[TomWoB]

New version 5.0 available !

Hi all, I built a version 5.0 with the following new features:

• MSI Afterburner logs are now supported too (*.hml)
• "Statistic"-diagram got many improvements (now it works as it should)
• New diagram-type "Triple" implemented, which shows Minimum, Average and Maximum in a barchart:

Attention:
"Generic Log Viewer" requires now at least .NET Version 4.7.2 (Windows Update from April 2018).

Download
The zip file (SHA-1 hash, Version 5.0: FF254733E3F515C76BA6F744050B51D4DA29BB6B) contains the binary files of the tool.

 

[Solaris17]

Could you add (or maybe im missing it?) a way to remove fields I have added? I add a measurement but sometimes I want t remove it to de-clutter and look more into a specific field.

 

[TomWoB]

Hm ... I'm sorry, not really clear what you mean (?).

Can you explain it with more details, maybe with a screenshot and/or an example log-file ...

 

[Solaris17]

Hm ... I'm sorry, not really clear what you mean (?).

Can you explain it with more details, maybe with a screenshot and/or an example log-file ...

Sure. So basically the + sign that allows you to add statistics from your log file.

The problem is sometimes I want to compare multiple statistics to look at trends in data. like vcore usage to temperature ramp up. So viewing multiple statistics side by side etc is great. However, if I want to then go back and say look at clockrate more granularly or simply focus on that statistic in general, while I can modify a drop down the other statistic that I "added" remains.

It just adds to the noise and imo makes it a bit hard to read for me. Especially if I add 4 or 5 statistics like vmem, vgpu, clockrate, cpu temp, gpu temp. I have alot of data going on at once but I may want to get rid of it to look at a different data set.

At this point I need to close and re-open the software to get a better view.

Like wise I can "uncheck" (via the left) to omit data in the graph, but the graph will not scale to properly show what I am viewing.

For example here is me JUST looking at GPU load (only goes upto 100%)

but the memory and gpu clock rate make the gpu load % insignificant and hide smaller utilization changes that may help in diagnostics.

My ask is maybe the ability to remove fields (statistics) &/or have the graph reset scaling based on the min/max/avg of the data selected.

 

[TomWoB]

OK, I think I understand your problem now: you want to switch back that only one category is shown (?).
I can tell you a trick to force that:

1. Select „Number of files = 2“
2. Select „Number of files = 1“

After that, only one category of your single logfile is shown again. Multiple categories of one logfile shown in one diagram is a „late introduced feature“ of my LogViewer so the handling is „a little bit tricky“

Another (maybe better) UI solution could be instead of hiding the „+“ button in case of three categories are shown, to change it to a „-“ button. So, the number of categories go like:
1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 2 -> 1 -> 2 > 3 -> 2 -> 1 ...