Google Streetview stop motion (video)

http://flowingdata.com/2011/11/24/touching-google-streetview-stop-motion/

by rjim86 • 15 years ago

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vladd• 15 years ago

Google should add a 'continuous drive' mode.

Hrundi• 15 years ago

I'm attempting this (360 video street-view) for Buenos Aires.

It is certainly feasible but there are many factors involved, starting from the right lens to dealing with the bureaucracy when trying to acquire permits.

Storage is an issue. A couple of city blocks means a few GB without compression. Since I'm shooting for high quality, I need a better solution than a measly notebook.

Of course, I'm just a mere mortal without an appropriate income for this stuff. Google could do this in their sleep.

andrewf• 15 years ago

Google's shown something like this off before. Video at http://techcrunch.com/2009/12/07/google-liquid-galaxy/

GR8K• 15 years ago

Peugeot currently has a site (Peugeot car promo) that does this: http://www.rczview.com/

Any other sites?

tomelders• 15 years ago

This is a brilliant piece of beautiful and clever animation, there's no doubt about that.

But is it really stop motion street-view? I didn't think street-view's increments were that small. Not that it should take anything away from the final product if it wasn't, I'm just wondering.

sesh00• 15 years ago

On Vimeo he says that everything on the computer screen is animated without any replacements. So I'm guessing that yes, it's all just street view.

wildbunny• 15 years ago

The first part looks like street-view, but the rest is clearly not - consider the overtaking cars in the tunnel...

geon3• 15 years ago

That doesn't mean it's actually street view images.

You can clearly see that it's fluid video, not the smudgey, morphing transition used in street view.

lloeki• 15 years ago

It's not stop motion Street View except for 5th Ave, but it's stop-motion outside of the computer screen. I don't think he put those pots on a rail.

gulbrandr2• 15 years ago

Beautiful video but IMO it has not its place on HN.

geon3• 15 years ago

Right. Unless there is some more information like the making of, it would just make HN another Reddit.

Also, why link to some blogspam when the more informative Vimeo link is right there.

gulbrandr2• 15 years ago

From the description of the video on Vimeo, here are some making-of pictures: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.293407880691317.735...

tibbon• 15 years ago

Wow, this is really awesome. Google should contact this person and use it as a long-form commercial for Street View. I think it sells it better than anything else I've ever seen. Incidentally, it fits almost perfectly to fill an entire commercial break.

Google Streetview stop motion (video)

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