Quantum Forest

I decided to use a Google Earth flyover video in my first FORE111 lecture (Trees, Forests and Environment) this coming Monday. When I first read that this was possible I did it without paying much attention. After preparing the route for the fly over different types of forests I realised that recording movies was a feature of the professional (meaning US$400) version of Google Earth.

After the initial shock, and immediate decision not to fork out US$400 for three minutes of lecture, I had a quick look at the options. Of course I tried a freebie (Copernicus), but did not get anywhere in terms of results (the program kept on crashing). I then tried and bought iShowU — made by a New Zealand company — which showed to be easy to use, created reasonable sized video files and cheap (US$20 + GST).

If the flyover works on Monday I am hoping to create a few more for later during the semester.