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The Sketchup Show #53: Import Satellite Imagery and Terrain from Google Earth IN COLOR!

mtadros
posted on Mar. 9, 09

So yeah, that Google Earth plugin is pretty sweet. But the black and white satellite imagery that you end up with is so 1950. This episode is a continuation of the IES Series (Episodes #51 & #52) in which Mike goes off on one of his tangents to show a new trick for getting the color version of satellite photography from Google Earth into SketchUp. If anyone from the DHS asks how you figured out how to do this - it wasn't from us...

tags | solar, design, after effects, architecture, illustrator, green, environment, photoshop, adobe, apple, google, sketchup, color, satellite imagery, goole earth
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Comments:

  • RE: The Sketchup Show #53: Import Satellite Imagery and Terrain from Google Earth IN COLOR!

    Grimly replied on 29/3/09

    Hello and excellent work, I have learned the most from these videos that anywhere else. I must be missing a plug-in to view these videos is it apple related? thanks!

  • RE: The Sketchup Show

    School replied on 30/3/09

    Yeah, the SketchUp Show episodes require Apple QuickTime.

  • RE: The Sketchup Show #53: Import Satellite Imagery and Terrain from Google Earth IN COLOR!

    william replied on 10/8/09

    I have version 7 of Sketchup and am using a Mac. I see the area in the object info palate but not the dimensions. It seems to come in correctly though.

  • RE: The Sketchup Show #53: Import Satellite Imagery and Terrain from Google Earth IN COLOR!

    william replied on 10/8/09

    I eventually figured it out using the object infgo palate. Clicking on the texture activates it. This is also where you remove the texture and then load the color one that is draped on the landscape. Using the bucket tool didn't work.

  • RE: The Sketchup Show #53: Import Satellite Imagery and Terrain from Google Earth IN COLOR!

    william replied on 10/8/09

    NOw it disappeared when I closed the palate. Hmmmmm...

  • RE: The Sketchup Show

    brufas replied on 24/9/09

    I have a PC, I downloaded the latest version of quiktime and I still have a problem to watch all of your videos, and I think I am not the only one, could you tell me, us, how to fix this problem? Thank you very much I've been learning throu your videos from youtube but they don“t have them all.

  • RE: The Sketchup Show #53: Import Satellite Imagery and Terrain from Google Earth IN COLOR!

    brufas replied on 24/9/09

    I can hear the sound but no image!

  • RE: The Sketchup Show

    Shiffner replied on 17/3/10

    We are looking into your problem. Are you able to view other episodes of The Sketchup Show or are you only having problems with this episode?

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