Well done Gentlemen! No more switching from google maps to lens calculators to camera vendor pages, this tool has it all in one handy interface and adds export too. This looks like it will be a huge time saver.
This is incredibly useful. Thank you for your hard work!
I can't wait for IPVM to add Nightingale mode so I can just click on the map, have an IPVM drone fly in, take a bunch of scene photos and load them in to the Camera Calculator. That's about the only thing the Camera Calculator doesn't do yet!
This is an excellent tool and well worth the price of subscription by itself! Are there any plans to address camera mounting height? I realize the data is limited by what Google can provide with their street views, but this is still useful information. Also, if we could upload our own prints to replace the Google data this would be a one-stop tool for all of our basic design needs. That would be one beneficial feature request for future iterations.
Perhaps I'm missing something, but when I place a camera on the map, it always points in the same direction. I don't see a way to adjust the orientation of the camera (e.g. rotate the camera 90 degrees). Is this supported?
I used the calculator for the first time for a site design yesterday and I am very impressed. The distance and width vs pixels and lens size in mm is great information and the example views are super. I recommend this as a solution tool for all who design video systems. Thanks!
Lucas, what do you mean? If you just want the map without our camera design functionality, just use Google Maps. I assume I am missing something. Please clarify.
It's really cool for a quick approach, especially when you plan to place your camera to a low height which is close from the google pictures. (some LPR for example) Good job, I will use it right now for a project where I need to simulate a video extension of about 15 new cameras in a middle size french city on the West.
Map rotation depends on what Google Maps data is available. They don't have all angles available at all zoom levels in a lot of suburban/rural areas. In my area I can only rotate the map if I zoom all the way in, and it's limited to a few mile radius from the city center.
The area I'm working on can be rotated in Google Maps just not in the calculator. Not a big deal but I do have another question. Any way to lock the scenes to the cameras? When I move the view around (like showing the customer what a car would look like centered in the Vehicle Entrance scene) it moves the view around in the other scenes. I've also noticed that once exported the view in the scene images are randomly moved around as well. This happens with PDF and Word and I'm using FF.
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Eric Taylor
This is amazing!!! Thank you!!!
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John Robinson
This has the potential to be outstanding.
Couple of questions: Who "owns" the maps after they are created?
Can they be saved under a project name, and
How private are they and can they be retained, shared with an end user for editing, etc?
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Larry Vinson
I do not see how to delete a camera from a multi-camera project. That would be useful.
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Steve Nauman
Are there any licensing issues or similar with using Google's imagery? Any limitations or caveats as far as that goes that we should know about?
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Matt Ion
Pretty cool so far. Could use a "corridor mode" option though.
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Frank Yeh
Well done Gentlemen! No more switching from google maps to lens calculators to camera vendor pages, this tool has it all in one handy interface and adds export too. This looks like it will be a huge time saver.
#bookmarked
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Luke Maslen
This is incredibly useful. Thank you for your hard work!
I can't wait for IPVM to add Nightingale mode so I can just click on the map, have an IPVM drone fly in, take a bunch of scene photos and load them in to the Camera Calculator. That's about the only thing the Camera Calculator doesn't do yet!
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Dennis Dyer
This is phenomenal! Like anything else, it will build functionality - great work.
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Undisclosed Integrator #1
This is an excellent tool and well worth the price of subscription by itself! Are there any plans to address camera mounting height? I realize the data is limited by what Google can provide with their street views, but this is still useful information. Also, if we could upload our own prints to replace the Google data this would be a one-stop tool for all of our basic design needs. That would be one beneficial feature request for future iterations.
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Undisclosed #2
Perhaps I'm missing something, but when I place a camera on the map, it always points in the same direction. I don't see a way to adjust the orientation of the camera (e.g. rotate the camera 90 degrees). Is this supported?
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Undisclosed Manufacturer #3
I used the calculator for the first time for a site design yesterday and I am very impressed. The distance and width vs pixels and lens size in mm is great information and the example views are super. I recommend this as a solution tool for all who design video systems. Thanks!
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Lucas Ingala
Can we have just the map to use?
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Marc Pichaud
Hi John, I'm just discovering this tool.
It's really cool for a quick approach, especially when you plan to place your camera to a low height which is close from the google pictures. (some LPR for example) Good job, I will use it right now for a project where I need to simulate a video extension of about 15 new cameras in a middle size french city on the West.
Thanks!
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Undisclosed Integrator #4
Will we be able to rotate the map soon or am I just missing it?
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Doug Regan
I am logged in, do not see the Google Maps Camera Calculator under Tools
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