Thanks all for the various good advice. DEM Earth looks really smooth - It might be a good reason to venture into C4D.
Along slightly different lines but related, what do you guys prefer to create realistic looking landscape geometry? I am looking at World Machine and Terragen atm, dismissing Vue for now as the connectivity tools really suck. Any suggestions on strengths and weaknesses or good alternatives? //Morten > Den 14. maj 2016 klokken 11:52 skrev philipp seis <dpi...@gmail.com>: > > > 1+ for DEM Earth. All you need and super simple. > > 2016-05-13 17:11 GMT+02:00 adrian wyer <adrian.w...@fluid-pictures.com>: > > > the problem with google is getting licensing sorted out... they are > > basically renting the imagery.... and different companies own different > > areas (it says which ones at the bottom of the page when you zoom in) > > > > a > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com > > [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Morten > > Bartholdy > > Sent: 13 May 2016 15:59 > > To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > > Subject: Re: Google Earth Pro 3D data or similar? > > > > Sucks when you can sit and look at what you want in Google Earth, but just > > need some better filtering plus animation and additional 3D bits :/ > > > > //MB > > > > > > > > > Den 13. maj 2016 klokken 16:35 skrev Jordi Bares <jordiba...@gmail.com>: > > > > > > > > > Agreed, is either that or a world of massive pain to have full control. > > > > > > good luck > > > jb > > > > > > > > > > On 13 May 2016, at 15:33, adrian wyer <adrian.w...@fluid-pictures.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > not what you want to hear but there's a really good plugin for cinema > > 4D > > > > that makes this stuff incredibly easy > > > > > > > > meh > > > > > > > > a > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com > > > > [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Morten > > > > Bartholdy > > > > Sent: 13 May 2016 14:44 > > > > To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > > > > Subject: RE: Google Earth Pro 3D data or similar? > > > > > > > > Thanks guys - good advice! You might have thunk it to be easier to do > > stuff > > > > like this in this day and age ;) > > > > > > > > //MB > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Den 13. maj 2016 klokken 15:31 skrev adrian wyer > > > > <adrian.w...@fluid-pictures.com>: > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> buy global mapper for sure! although it's better if you have a budget > > for > > > >> the premium satellite imagery (the free stuff is ok in continental > > USA, > > > > but > > > >> globally not so hot) > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> also buy this tutorial from Gnomon > > > >> > > > > > > > > https://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/tutorials/creating-terrains-with-satellite > > > >> -data-volume-1 > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> really good sections on using global mapper and getting elevation data > > and > > > >> imagery to line up > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> finally screw google, we spent months trying to buy imagery from them > > and > > > >> they just don't know how to deal with 'customers' > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> there are also independent satellite imaging companies, that often > > supply > > > >> their data for use in google maps/earth, so if you are well funded, > > you > > > >> could approach them directly > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> a > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> _____ > > > >> > > > >> From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com > > > >> [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Fabian > > > > Schnuer > > > >> Gohde > > > >> Sent: 13 May 2016 13:08 > > > >> To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > > > >> Subject: Re: Google Earth Pro 3D data or similar? > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> Hi, > > > >> > > > >> I have tried a few times and failed trying to get anything from Google > > > >> Earth. I used public DEM/GeoTIFF data last time I had to do something > > like > > > >> that. Depending where you are flying over there are also some good > > > > national > > > >> databases out there. > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> You have stuff like http://aescripts.com/geolayers/ and there is at > > least > > > >> one 3dsmax plugin also. > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> http://www.bluemarblegeo.com/products/global-mapper.php is a good > > low-cost > > > >> product for dealing with this sort of data and converting various > > GeoTIFF > > > >> projections for example. > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> Best of luck. > > > >> > > > >> Fabian > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> On 13 May 2016 at 13:44, Morten Bartholdy <x...@colorshopvfx.dk> > > wrote: > > > >> > > > >> I need to create a flyover of parts of Europe which is supposed to > > look > > > > very > > > >> much like in Google Earth, but with added bits and pieces I need to > > > > create. > > > >> I took a look at Google Earth Pro which pretty much provides the type > > of > > > >> imagery I need, but I want to get my hands on the 3D data with > > textures > > so > > > > I > > > >> can do my stuff in XSI, not just render a movie out from GEP. > > > >> > > > >> Google are not very helpful concerning how to contact them, so I > > thought > > > >> someone here surely had to do something similar at some point. > > > >> > > > >> Has anybody here succeeded in getting said Google Data or gone with a > > DM > > > >> data and sattelite imagery provider? > > > >> > > > >> Any hints will be most welcome. > > > >> > > > >> Thanks > > > >> Morten > > > >> ------ > > > >> Softimage Mailing List. > > > >> To unsubscribe, send a mail to > > softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com > > > > with > > > >> "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> ------ > > > >> Softimage Mailing List. > > > >> To unsubscribe, send a mail to > > softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com > > > > with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > > > > ------ > > > > Softimage Mailing List. > > > > To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com > > with > > > > "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > > > > > > > > ------ > > > > Softimage Mailing List. > > > > To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com > > with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > > > > > > > > > ------ > > > Softimage Mailing List. > > > To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com > > with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > > ------ > > Softimage Mailing List. > > To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com > > with > > "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > > > > ------ > > Softimage Mailing List. > > To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com > > with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > > > ------ > Softimage Mailing List. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com with > "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. ------ Softimage Mailing List. 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