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What software do they use for earth shots?
I would like to discover what software TV programs use when they pan and zoom so smoothly around and into the earth.
Google Earth Pro does not offer such detail without all sorts of unwanted rectangular patches
Nasa wind earth is great but I cannot get smooth his resolution video out ofit.
So can anyone point me in the right direction for the software used?
Paul
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How close of detail do you need to get? We use the NASA imagery and manipulate that in After Effects. Some of their imagery is 21000 x 21000 so you can go in pretty darn close, even in HD.
Beyond that, we use Google Earth Pro.
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Curious World Maps is one…but VERY expensive.
https://www.vizrt.com/products/article231.ece
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The higher the resolution of stills you start with, the higher your quality when you move it around and zoom in on it. NASA photos are free, you may also try the USGS database.
The other alternative is to be resolution-independent and use a 3d CGI computer-generated model for these jobs. Some like to mix the CGI model with real texture maps from satellite or aerial photography. Clever placement of cloud layers and use of motion blur effects helps cover the transition points where one level of detail is switched to another.
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Thanks for the info.
Do you have a link for the high resolution NASA images?
I have tried to Google without success.Paul
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For a great after effects tutorial for a google earth zoom, look on video copilot. Very effective…
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[Ben Holmes] “For a great after effects tutorial for a google earth zoom, look on video copilot. Very effective…”
I’ll second that. We just used that for a show open.
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