Reshma Shetty/Google Earth tour videos

Some quick notes on how I made this google earth tour video (so that I can do it again).

In Google Earth
 * 1) Set the disk cache size to 2000 MB (under Preferences->Cache)
 * 2) Set the Tour Pause to 0.5 seconds (under Preferences->Touring)
 * 3) View->Show Navigation->Never
 * 4) View->View Size->Computer Playback->640 x 480
 * 5) Hide the status bar

In Snapz Pro X - 2.0.3
 * 1) Cmd-shift-3 to launch
 * 2) Set the frame rate to 30 per second
 * 3) Check the option for smoother video which is more CPU intensive
 * 4) Press return to start recording
 * 5) Press Cmd-shift-3 to stop recording

You can use QuickTime Pro to trim a few seconds off the beginning.

Future improvements

 * 1) Have it show dialog boxes at each institution with descriptions and pictures of the labs.
 * 2) Somehow automate addition of labs to the kmz file.
 * 3) Do something like Mappr in which it pulls in flickr photos that are tagged with openwetware and a latitude and longitude and displays them on a map.

The file
In case anyone wants to make a better version of this video ... here is the kmz file: [[Media:OpenWetWare.kmz|OpenWetWare.kmz]].