Export to Google Earth, change the Camera Settings
Where can I change the Google Earth camera settings used in the export KMZ video preview?
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What camera settings are you referring to?
Export to KMZ, Click on “Flight Motion”, you will see the video preview.
Can I change the camera settings of this preview? to comply to the camera of my Drone.
If not what are the default settings?
Thank you for the reply
Francis
AFAIK, Google Earth doesn't let you set the FOV:
Jim McAndrew it appears to be possible to use the "gx:horizFov" tag within a .kmz file to set the field of view in Google Earth:
https://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2014/10/using-kml-change-field-view-google-earth.html
It would be very helpful if dronelink inserted this tag automatically, rather than having to edit the file manually.
Very Interesting, but unfortunately there is no <LookAt> tag in my KMZ file generated with Dronelink “Export to Google Earth”.
You can find the KMZ file here “filip-bene-vid-1.kmz” : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HP4ixHz6XFruryUi0aUgwcGBqVr5BsnO/view?usp=sharing
Thank you for the reply
Francis
gx:horizFov would set the horizontal FOV but not the vertical. Is that still useful to you?
I suppose it would be better than nothing, but you're right, it still wouldn't be perfect. The intention is to see a preview of a mission that will look as close as possible to the photo/video that your drone shoots. The preview within DroneLink uses a map that doesn't show buildings and other features with any elevation in 3D. So, for instance, if you're trying to shoot a video downtown in a city with large buildings, the drone heading and gimbal angles are just a guess and will likely not be exactly right. Whether it's via Google Earth or some other means, a way of accurately visualizing a mission in 3D would be great. The data is all there and available, it's just a matter of finding the right way to harness it.
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