Google Earth Flyby on Youtube
Apr. 26th, 2007 08:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
andygatesTaking the previous post's ideas a stage further (using open source screen-capture tool CamStudio and mixing it all together with Windows Movie Maker), here's a proof-of-concept of the flyby movie. This is the 56-mile bike route for the Wimbleball half-Iron 70.3 race bike leg:
Some initial thoughts:
1) Slower would be better for a real training aid.
2) So would landmarks on the ground ("Morebath", "Transition", etc) and caption commentary ("This bit's steep!" "Fast for 3 miles: hoof it!").
3) Watch out that the camera doesn't fall into hillsides!
4) Lots and lots of waypoints on the original Gmaps Pedometer map make for a better flyby.
5) Billboard Head Soup makes for very silly soundtracks: entirely superfluous but entertaining.
Some initial thoughts:
1) Slower would be better for a real training aid.
2) So would landmarks on the ground ("Morebath", "Transition", etc) and caption commentary ("This bit's steep!" "Fast for 3 miles: hoof it!").
3) Watch out that the camera doesn't fall into hillsides!
4) Lots and lots of waypoints on the original Gmaps Pedometer map make for a better flyby.
5) Billboard Head Soup makes for very silly soundtracks: entirely superfluous but entertaining.
