Google Earth User Guide - Manual (Page 63)

Google Earth User Guide
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Table of Contents
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Introduction
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Finding Places and
Directions
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Marking Places
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Using Layers
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Using Map Features
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Using Places
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About KML
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Sharing Places
Information
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Touring Places
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Editing Places and
Folders
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Managing Search
Results
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Measuring Distances
and Areas
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Drawing Paths and
Polygons
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Using Image Overlays
and 3D Models
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Importing Your Data
Into Google Earth
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Using Style Templates
Making Movies with Google Earth
Note - Movie making features are available to users of the Google Earth
Pro and Google Earth EC products. Visit
http://earth.google.com/products.
html for more information.
You can use the Movie Maker feature of Google Earth to record 3D viewer
imagery and save the recording as a movie file. You can either set the
recorder to record your interactions with the 3D viewer in real-time, or you
can set up a tour and record the entire tour without interruption.
Once you finish recording and have saved your file, you can make the file
available on a web site, use it in a presentation, or send it via email. For
instance, you might want to create a movie of your property to present to
clients or at trade shows where visitors can see satellite views of your
property without having to use Google Earth.
The Movie Maker feature supports different movie file formats:
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Windows Media Video (WMV) - (Windows and Linux only) This
output file format is compressed and optimized for presentations.
These WMV files can be further configured for the best type of
delivery, such as via a T1 web connection or over a 56K modem
connection.
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Audio Video Interleave (AVI) - (Windows and Linux only) Movies
created in AVI format are uncompressed and as a result, generate
extremely large files, making it almost impossible for a standard
movie player to play back the recording. This is useful only if you
want to edit the movie clips using a movie editing software.
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Image Stream (JPG) - Movies can be captured as images in
variable or fixed length. This format is useful if you want to control
the speed artificially and edit each screenshot (frame by frame).
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QuickTime - (Mac only) Movies can be captured in Apple
QuickTime .mov format.
Movie Quality Levels
The Movie Maker feature also supports two types of movie quality levels:
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Standard quality movie (real-time) - Use this option when you want
to adjust the visibility of icons and overlays while the movie is
recording. For example, use this option to display an overlay of a site