Prototype 1.0

After a long week filled up with assessments, let us back to my Intermedia practice again. In the previous article, I talk about the functions of google map and streetview. Now, I want to use the function of streetview which is mentioned last time to do a small prototype of my project. The location I would like to deal with is the path from Kingston University to Kingston railroad station, the most familiar place for me of course. Firstly, I use google map to arrange my route from school to railway station.


Then, following this path, I attempt to use software to capture the vision into pictures from google streetview.






After finishing capture all the still images on the road, I import a large number of pictures into final cut pro and mix them up as a motion picture. The following 15 seconds clip is what I make by google streetview and final cut.


In this 15 seconds video, I totally capture 113 pictures and set the time of each picture for 3 frames. I am quite satisfied with the result of the prototype clip; however there are still few problems needed to be solved out. One problem is that google streetview could only go straight, it couldn't turn right or left or go circle. Therefore, every time when meeting corners or circles on the street, I can not seize the perfect photos and that's the reason why the video is not smooth in some points. Another problem is that google streetview does not cover all the maps. Some areas, such as the roads for pedestrians or alleys which are too small for cars to drive in, can not use streetview function. Thus, it should be very careful while picking up the route at the very beginning in the future project.