ByMike Foody

CEOGlobal Imagination

FullGlobeTM

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

Spherical Displays

What Is “High ProductionValue” 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

Science Animation Examples

Satellite tracks

The Moon – Pole Tilted

Down

Satellite fly-over

The Moon

Day-NightCycle

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