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    • L Offline
      lewiswadsworth
      last edited by

      That's a thought: Google Earth as a rendering package.

      I'm not sure my clients will be too thrilled with that little corporate trademark in the corner of every image though.

      col sporcar si trova

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      • GaieusG Offline
        Gaieus
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        @lewiswadsworth said:

        ...I'm not sure my clients will be too thrilled with that little corporate trademark in the corner of every image though.

        ๐Ÿ˜„ Lewis, you can crop that off any time ๐Ÿ˜‰

        Zach,

        Now, as there is the sun and shadows in GE there can indeed be a couple of nice shots made. If only the first and especially the last images could be artificially lit!

        Gai...

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        • cerevellumC Offline
          cerevellum
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          Yeah, I saw some need for post-production on some of these, but avoided it so we could compare lighting at different times of day. Actually, Gaieus, the last image is quasi-artificially lit, since I first hovered my mouse over the model (to give it that blueish hue) and saved image by using keyboard shortcuts ๐Ÿ˜‰

          Zach

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          • GaieusG Offline
            Gaieus
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            Yeah, I can see the hue - funny trick!

            I just revisited the models by a local "enthusiast" (geobรฉka - "GeoFrog ๐Ÿ˜‰ )in my town and wow, he has made quite a nice progress! I'll need to tecah him a couple of trick though so he can make cleaner and more "GE friendly" models. Here are some shots:

            Our St Peter and Paul Cathedral
            The Town Hall I work at
            The main square from the nort-east
            The main square from the south
            St Bartholomew's Church back in the 14th century combined with a 16th century mosque :)
            And here is what I would like to see in GE - this church was here until the Turks built their mosque in its place in the 16th century. Give me a history layer with a time line slide in GE!

            BTW - who are the QA engineers for the WareHouse now (especially those who were in BaseCamp and I may have met them)?

            Gai...

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            • cerevellumC Offline
              cerevellum
              last edited by

              Sweet, he has produced some very nice models! I've wondered what Pecs means? It looks similar to the Czech word 'pec' which means oven or furnace.

              Yeah, a building history time slider is an awesome idea, I'm sure it can be done through KML. Could be a nice summer evening project, too! Imagine being able to watch cities change and grow over time.

              Lates,
              Zach

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                Julius
                last edited by

                @cerevellum said:

                Sweet, he has produced some very nice models! I've wondered what Pecs means? It looks similar to the Czech word 'pec' which means oven or furnace.

                it's the name of the city. ๐Ÿ˜‰

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                • GaieusG Offline
                  Gaieus
                  last edited by

                  Yeah, it's the name of the city and there are two main theories where it comes from. One is what Zahc says - furnice or oven (also similar in Crioatian) but also the Slavic word for "five" sounds similar. Now that the late Roman early medieval name for the city was "Quinque Basilicae" (five basilicas) in Latin, then the later medieval name was "Quinque Ecclesiae" (five parishes) and it is still called "Fรผnfkirchen" (five churches) in German, this could also be a solution.

                  There are late Roman - early Christian - chapels and churches (part of the UNESCO World Heritage) but so far we know 24 of them. Maybe the names come from some of these.

                  Now they are mostly under the current ground level. How could I show them in GE, Zach? Not just a history layer but also the ability to cut through the GE terrain is needed! ๐Ÿ˜‰

                  Gai...

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                  • cerevellumC Offline
                    cerevellum
                    last edited by

                    Thats cool to know! I have been to Budapest, Hungary once before and very much enjoyed it. The spas were really nice (beautiful if I remember, and my pictures continue to demonstrate) but unfortunately I had slept in till 4pm and got to the spa right as it was closing ๐Ÿ˜‰

                    I would like to push for a "shovel" tool of sorts for digging into Earth, like for foundations or what you described. Given time and I'm sure it will only get better!

                    Here is a render of a building I'm very pleased about: Chicago Title and Trust. One of my favorites for sure! Enjoy!

                    Take care,
                    Zach

                    chicagoTitleTrustRender.jpg

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                    • GaieusG Offline
                      Gaieus
                      last edited by

                      Yeah, definitely better when there are more (basically ALL) the buildings present in a scene like this and you don't need to find a viewpoint to fill the screen with some very few ones in the neighbourhood ๐Ÿ˜„

                      Gai...

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                        twharvey
                        last edited by

                        These shots look cool. Where are the controls in GE to do shadows, clouds, etc.? I looked but couldn't find them.

                        Thankx,
                        Tom

                        Tom

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                        • cerevellumC Offline
                          cerevellum
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                          Hi Tom,

                          Clouds are found under the "weather" layer. Sunlight can be turned on (as long as you are using Google Earth 4.3) by hitting the button in the top row of icons (next to sky).
                          sunIconLocation.jpg
                          I agree with Gaieus' statement about context. I think all these things combined and you can produce some nice screenshots!

                          See ya,
                          Zach

                          Here's a day and late evening shot of Denver:

                          DenverShotB (Medium).jpg
                          DenverShotA (Medium).jpg

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