Programming a tour -> creating a 3D video . .

People,

After playing with GEP for a little while it occurs to me that it would be good to be able to:

* Select a number of way points for a tour

* Have GEP create a smooth video of the tour

- instead of me jerkily moving around . .

It would also be good, in that tour, to be able program it so that when a way point is reached - say an actual street address - that the view of the address / location:

* Could change to 3D and be recorded as part of the video

* A circuit of the address could be made so the address / location could be viewed from all angles

Is what I am thinking possible?

Thanks,

Phil.

Hi Philip,

In 2010 I had a Streetview tour like this:

<gx:Playlist>
<gx:FlyTo>
<Camera>
<gx:ViewerOptions>
<gx:option enabled="0" name="historicalimagery"></gx:option>
<gx:option enabled="0" name="sunlight"></gx:option>
<gx:option name="streetview"></gx:option>
</gx:ViewerOptions>
<longitude>5.374420999999996</longitude>
<latitude>52.15282300000001</latitude>
<altitude>2.499999999298835</altitude>
<heading>86.63330986981487</heading>
<tilt>92.50053578406794</tilt>
<roll>-9.54166404439055e-15</roll>
<gx:altitudeMode>relativeToSeaFloor</gx:altitudeMode>
</Camera>
</gx:FlyTo>
<gx:Wait><gx:duration>5.028571990806086e-06</gx:duration>
</gx:Wait>
<gx:FlyTo>
<gx:duration>0.1135141477478783</gx:duration>
<gx:flyToMode>smooth</gx:flyToMode>
<Camera>
<gx:ViewerOptions>
<gx:option enabled="0" name="historicalimagery"></gx:option>
<gx:option enabled="0" name="sunlight"></gx:option>
<gx:option name="streetview"></gx:option>
</gx:ViewerOptions>
<longitude>5.374420999999996</longitude>
<latitude>52.15282300000001</latitude>
<altitude>2.499999999298835</altitude>
<heading>86.63330986981487</heading>
<tilt>92.50053578406794</tilt>
<roll>-9.54166404439055e-15</roll>
<gx:altitudeMode>relativeToSeaFloor</gx:altitudeMode>
</Camera>
</gx:FlyTo>
<gx:Wait><gx:duration>1.408862020173046</gx:duration>
</gx:Wait>
<gx:FlyTo>
<gx:duration>1.025691533421195</gx:duration>
<gx:flyToMode>smooth</gx:flyToMode>
<Camera>
<gx:ViewerOptions>
<gx:option enabled="0" name="historicalimagery"></gx:option>
<gx:option enabled="0" name="sunlight"></gx:option>
<gx:option name="streetview"></gx:option>
</gx:ViewerOptions>
<longitude>5.374728999999999</longitude>
<latitude>52.15282299999998</latitude>
<altitude>2.499999999662416</altitude>
<heading>86.79944314697136</heading>
<tilt>92.50026787939261</tilt>
<roll>-0</roll>
<gx:altitudeMode>relativeToSeaFloor</gx:altitudeMode>
</Camera>
</gx:FlyTo>
<gx:Wait><gx:duration>1.010235379077585</gx:duration>
</gx:Wait> . . .




I'ḿ not aware However of a working KML2.2 tag <gx:option name="3D"></gx:option> which would be needed for toggling the viewer according tot your wishes. Would be great since I suppose it's a lot faster than loading Streetview imagery in the early days of broadband connection to the internet.

What is possible of course is to have people fly along a prepared KML path AND instruct your viewers to activate the 3D layer BEFORE they start your tour.

Here are Google's instructions. Have fun!

Regards,

Daarbennikweer