Unit04 Publishing a Google Tour

Overview

Using the 6-shot method, you will photograph a four separate nodes with Bracket Shooting for HDR and then create a tour on Google Maps hosting platform.

Tools

Objectives

At the end of this module, you should be able to...

• Practice the 18-shot HDR method
• Create a multi-node augmented tour
• Augment with textual information
• Augment with directional sound
• Augment with photographs

Tasks

Watch

• Canvas Videos
• 3261_10a Introduction to Tours [1:11]
• 3261_10b Add Panos to Project [6:09]
• 3261_10c Link Panos Together [4:30]
• 3261_10d Publish Tour to Google Maps [5:44]
• 3261_10e View on Web Browser [1:18]
• 3261_10f View on Phone [1:06]
• 3261_10g View on Headset [3:17]

Assignment Example

View the Summit Creek Community Center in Woodland Hills, UT

Assignment Checklist

Unit04 Publishing a Google Tour (10 pts)

Now your ready to move to professional HDR photography with augmented tours. Please shoot this in a NEW location. You may NOT reuse panos from another project.

Image Acquisition

• Use the 18 shot method with bracketing to capture four different panoramas that are no more than 20 feet apart!
• Bracket Shoot in RAW

Image Processing

• Process the RAW images to HDR using Photomatix Pro
• Stitch the HDR images into spherical panoramas.

Down Shot Patching

• Open the two down shots and overlay to remove the arm. Remove the tripod using your best Photoshop skills.

Quality Control

• Make sure to correct a crooked horizon line if present.
• Images are properly exposed!
• DO NOT USE trial software for your final submission!

Build a tour using pano2VR

• Add panoramas
• Locate on a map
• Orient to North
• Link nodes together
• Add place names
• Publish to your maps account on Google
• Wait a while till the chevrons appear (day or two)

Submit in Canvas

• Submit a link in Canvas

Grade

In order to receive a grade for this assignment you must earn 90% of the points listed above.

• Pass
• Fail