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November 28, 2006

YouTube Demo of SpaceNavigator with Google Earth

I've made a short (3 minute) video demonstration of the new 3DConnexion SpaceNavigator™ in use. I had trouble with my ISP this morning which delayed getting this up earlier. The SpaceNavigator is the coolest gadget you can buy for Google Earth (buy SpaceNavigator PE at Amazon for less than the $59 retail), and I think any GE fan should get one right away. Read my overview of the SpaceNavigator here.

Here is my video demo of the SpaceNavigator:

See some other videos at OgleEarth's review of the SpaceNavigator.

Related (seen in the video):

Posted by FrankTaylor at November 28, 2006 09:47 AM

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    • Comments

    Nice tool indeed!

    Posted by: Dave at November 28, 2006 11:02 AM

    Hi,

    I would love to see a RECORD feature in Google Earth where I can make a path and record that camera path so i can send that 'movie' clip to another person or keep in an archive...is there such a feature?

    Posted by: PAUL at November 28, 2006 11:20 AM

    PAUL, you can do this with Google Earth Pro (this movie making capability is now a standard feature with Pro). Or you can buy something like FRAPS from Fraps.com which lets you capture movies on Windows.

    Posted by: Frank Taylor at November 28, 2006 11:36 AM

    What's the difference between the Personal Edition and the Standard Edition? I'm considering to buy one.

    Posted by: Dave at November 28, 2006 02:12 PM

    The main difference is that the SE edition is licensed for commercial use. You also get more than online technical support with the SE edition. I think they wanted to have a low enough price point for consumers to be attracted at the $59 for the PE edition. But, I think $99 is still a great price for a device like this if you are a professional.

    Posted by: Frank Taylor at November 28, 2006 02:33 PM

    Yeah that product works great but what other progs can I use it with? Also... How do you get those clouds in Google Earth?!?!!

    Posted by: JKH at December 1, 2006 01:35 AM

    Hi JKH,

    You can get the clouds two ways. First, by downloading the Blue Marble Add-on I wrote - turn on the clouds in the Blue Marble folder:

    http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2006/11/new_blue_marble_addo.html

    Or you can just download a version of Global Clouds. This is the standard one:

    http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2006/04/global_cloud_ma.html

    And here is a GE 4 version where you can set the altitude for the clouds:

    http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/668534/page/vc/vc/1

    Frank

    Posted by: Frank Taylor at December 1, 2006 07:52 AM

    I also wanted to find a way to record google earth. I found a free one online. i forget where just search screen recorder. http://cebraverde.googlepages.com/googleearth
    I have posted some on there. Panajachel is the best.

    Posted by: greg at December 13, 2006 06:47 PM

    Frank,

    thanks for the presentation!

    This is just the best Christmas gift I could think of - for everyone!

    Jerome

    Posted by: Jerome at December 15, 2006 03:08 AM

    ok i don't have this spacenavigator thingy. how do i get it? do i buy it or do i have to order it?oh... and one more question...when you use the 3-d thing on the spacenavigator in the video..does it work on any building or just the famous/known ones?

    Posted by: christina at June 12, 2007 02:15 PM

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