10-23-2016 10:34 AM
As @NatalieP informed us in her article about the new functionality was developed in the Street View apk - the connectivity editor. This feature is available only for Google Trusted photographers. I already tested it and have to say: "It's really cool, very useful!". It cannot be compared with the previous connectivity system.
But.. I personally had a problem to know how to use it first time. I haven't found any tutorial for this. So I prepared a small:
Guide for connecting 360 photos with the connectivity editor
The guide was prepared for Android app but I suppose the functionality is the same on iOS (sorry for Czech version of screens 🙂
I hope this can help 🙂 Have fun!
Cheers
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Jan Cermak
Prague, Czech Republic, Middle Europe
10-25-2016 11:07 PM
Hi @JanČ-
Thanks so much for posting this- I know the community will find it very useful!
10-26-2016 04:10 PM
Excellent tutorials! Can I ask is this something only open to lvl 5 guides? The post you link to by @NatalieP isn't accessible to me, so I'm assuming it isn't a trusted photographer only resource...
Some other questions... what resolution do you upload your images at? I noted this wasn't mentioned in your other tutorial, and I'm struggling to open a 68MP 13mb image in the streetview app on android and iOS. Though info suggests the max is 100MP.
10-27-2016 03:17 AM
Hi @Rupert-,
I cannot to verify this because I'm LG L5 and Trusted Photograph.
So I calculate from this information that:
Could you check it? If you are LG L3 and Trusted Photograph, this feature should be available for you.. Please test and let me know! 🙂
Anyway, the functionality is not still perfect and I think there are still plenty of work, see my defect report.
Cheers
10-27-2016 10:34 AM
Good idea
@JanČ wrote:Hi @Rupert-,
I cannot to verify this because I'm LG L5 and Trusted Photograph.
- @NatalieP mentioned in her subscription that the new function - connectivity editor in the Street View app is avalable "only for Level 5 Local Guides and trusted photographers".
- But description of this feature on the Playstore by the Street view app, it only mention "Reach Local Guide Level 5 or trusted photographer status to try a new way to correct and reposition your photo".
So I calculate from this information that:
- For sure you have to be Google Trusted Photograph
- OR (AND) Local Guide L5 - I don't know it precisely
Could you check it? If you are LG L3 and Trusted Photograph, this feature should be available for you.. Please test and let me know! 🙂
Anyway, the functionality is not still perfect and I think there are still plenty of work, see my defect report.
Cheers
@JanČ wrote:Hi @Rupert-,
I cannot to verify this because I'm LG L5 and Trusted Photograph.
- @NatalieP mentioned in her subscription that the new function - connectivity editor in the Street View app is avalable "only for Level 5 Local Guides and trusted photographers".
- But description of this feature on the Playstore by the Street view app, it only mention "Reach Local Guide Level 5 or trusted photographer status to try a new way to correct and reposition your photo".
So I calculate from this information that:
- For sure you have to be Google Trusted Photograph
- OR (AND) Local Guide L5 - I don't know it precisely
Could you check it? If you are LG L3 and Trusted Photograph, this feature should be available for you.. Please test and let me know! 🙂
Anyway, the functionality is not still perfect and I think there are still plenty of work, see my defect report.
Cheers
10-27-2016 11:53 AM - edited 10-27-2016 12:11 PM
Thanks @JanČ it was the link to the 'subscription' I had issues accessing, getting a 'do not have permission'. Having studied the link format, I suspect that is a resource/post only accessible to Lvl 5 LG's. If there are 'special' areas of Local Guides Connect, is there any areas specifically for Trusted Photographers? It would make sense if there was, as there seems little other support for them.
As for whether I have the functions, I can't tell, as the SV app on android just keeps crashing, but does show a 'connect' option. (but the app crashes as soon as that is selected....),
tried out the iOS app, which due to the smaller screen size of my iPhone, compared to my tablet, is a bit trickier.... the indicator showing direction of view around the blue (selected) marked is pretty faint, compared with your screenshots. But, discovering that tapping on the connected dotted line, to turn it solid blue, puts the red marker for the photo being joined to on the photo, making the process pretty easy! 🙂
10-29-2016 02:07 AM
And let's not forget that with this connectivity tour, the photo spheres are finally placed (more or less) correctly in space and also oriented correctly to the cardinals. This results correct orientation when we look at the spheres in "look around" mode (when tapping on the compass). Previously I could not find a way to corretly align the spheres.
10-31-2016 04:07 AM - edited 10-31-2016 04:11 AM
Hej, this new way seems very nice, but i have problems.
Ive set my connections, and every time i open that virtual tour on maps, it just jump to 1 photo and nothign else happens,
Where im doing it wrong?
If you cant use link, just enter Višeosjetilni park jarun .
Heres my maps tour:
And here is photo of my connections:
I hope to get help to resolve this problem.
Best regards.
11-12-2016 02:30 PM