Cinematic Zoom

Demo by Makio64 · 3d-tiles-renderer by Garrett Johnson · 3D tiles via Cesium Ion

Settings

Light

The moment the daylight solve landed on. Pick a light preset and the app searches the year for a time when the sun over this coordinate sits at that elevation.

Atmosphere

Cloud shadows

Clouds cast on the ground below. Costs a shadow pass, so it only runs in daylight and close in.

Recording

Resolution

Frame rate

Aspect

Tile quality

Frames render one at a time on a fixed clock, so the export is smooth even when the flight is not. It takes longer than the clip.

Shortcuts

Space: Start, or abort the flight
Esc: Back out
P S: Choose the place / shot
L T: Cycle light / time
← →: Previous / next place
R: Arm the recorder
H: Hide the interface
F: Fullscreen

Made for the three.js conference, to get a few shoots of Earth.

After a flight lands, drag to look around.

Open Place and paste a Google Maps URL from the address bar to fly there. Share / short links won’t work.

Building the atmosphere

Cinematic Zoom

First, get a free key.

Paste your key.

Shortcuts