FullGlobe

TM

A New Tool to Help Build “High Production Value” Media for Spherical Displays

By Mike Foody CEO Global Imagination

What Is “High Production Value” Media?

• Combines media from different sources into a single movie • Has a high level of visual quality • Often has a “tightly synchronized” audio track

Examples

The Challenge: Flat Maps Always Distort Movie-making tools work in a flat, rectangular space It’s hard to make content look like it should on a sphere

The Solution Today? Clip-by-Clip, Frame-by-Frame Warping

• Tools exist for handling single images on single frames, e.g. Photoshop & Flexify

But it’s time extremely consuming

Satellite tracks Science Animation Examples Day-Night Cycle The Moon The Moon – Pole Tilted Down Satellite fly-over

A New Tool: FullGlobe

• An AfterEffects plug-in – No new movie-making skills to learn – Seamless use of full AfterEffects capabilities • Runs on PC and Mac • Supports multiple map projections • Handles warping and splitting of media • Supports “pole rotation” • Generates rectangular movies – perfect for SOS • Also directly generates “disk” movies for the Magic Planet • Based upon Fulldome - Developed by Multimeios in collaboration with Global Imagination – Proven technology – Proven “spherical movie-making” experience – Exclusively available from Global Imagination

Supports Multiple Map Projections

• Input projections • Azimuthal Equidistant • Aitoff • Hammer-Aitoff • Gnomonic • Stereographic • Orthographic • Vertical Perspective • Cylindrical Equidistant • • • • • Cylindrical Equal Area Center Cylindrical Panoramic Equidistant Panoramic Equal Area Center Panoramic

Warping and Splitting Adding a rectangular image

Warping and Splitting Warping a rectangular image

Warping and Splitting Splitting a rectangular image

Multiple Output Projections

• Rectangular (incl MP4) • Magic Planet – E.g. develop final MP movies entirely on the Mac • Orthographic

Basic Version Bundled With MP Tools Pro Version Available to Anyone

• Basic version: – PC only – Rectangular input only – Warping & splitting only – Rectangular output only

FullGlobe Saves Time

• FullGlobe saves a substantial amount of time when developing movies and animations for spherical displays • It puts sophisticated, high production value animations and movies within every AfterEffects user’s reach • Every spherical movie-maker should strongly consider it

Flash Filter Coming Soon

• It warps “clips” depending upon location – in real time • It splits “clips” too!

• Build truly interactive applications that appear properly on the globe – E.g. Have the globe display results based upon visitor interaction – Move from passive to active • Develop multi-player interactives (e.g. games) – Work with a variety of input devices