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Apologies as this is fairly tangential: There's a parallax effect in Street View on Apple Maps that separates out the layers of every image. Things like lamppo
by Oarch 7mo ago
Apologies as this is fairly tangential:
There's a parallax effect in Street View on Apple Maps that separates out the layers of every image. Things like lampposts or telephone poles all rotate slightly differently to whatever is behind them.
And it's such a subtle effect that I still break my brain trying to determine whether or not I've made it up.
Imagine expending that much development time and effort for something you're not even sure is there. And somehow I still find it enviably cool.
- efilife 7mo agoSounds awesome, is there a video of it I could watch somewhere? Edit: for those who didn't know, like me, apple's maps are available at https://maps.apple.com https://maps.apple.com. You can see this yourself. The effect is unvelievably smooth compared to what Google maps have
- MBCook 7mo agoOh that’s right, I always forget they have it on the web.
- modeless 7mo agoOh cool, I didn't know they added their Street View equivalent to the web version. The animated transitions are much better than Google's.
- sundarurfriend 7mo agoDoes it appear only if you visit the website on mobile? I don't see any street view option when I visit that site on a PC.
- Computer0 7mo agoI believe so, I can't test now but I don't see it on desktop either.
- efilife 7mo agoForgive me for copy-pasting. You have to zoom in the map and click on the binoculars in the bottom left corner!
- efilife 7mo agoYou have to zoom in the map and click on the binoculars in the bottom left corner!
- wlesieutre 7mo agoIt's very cool but I don't understand why they've decided to basically not do it in the US and UK. Meanwhile they have nearly full coverage of the rest of western Europe, plus a huge amount of Canada and Mexico. https://i.imgur.com/ZPTozti.png https://i.imgur.com/ZPTozti.png This was launched in 2019. A few years ago I remember speculating that they were holding it back with the cool 3D effects to do a big push alongside Vision Pro, but that's come and gone with no significant change to Look Around. California isn't doing bad, but outside of that they're averaging about 0.5 locations per state. They haven't been to Nashville but they sent someone to drive to Rainbow Lake, Alberta? What gives?
- MBCook 7mo agoOh wow I hadn’t noticed that. It’s especially noticeable when “walking” down the street between points. I’m so glad to finally have that feature in my area. It was the one thing I missed from Google Maps which I otherwise avoid.
- StilesCrisis 7mo agoDrag two fingers on the map and you'll bring the camera down to see the 3D effect more clearly.
- 98codes 7mo agoFor my life, I don't understand the gestures for the 3D map. It would seem that I can ONLY manipulate that view by accident.
- elAhmo 7mo agoI love this and share the experience! It is a very cool effect, specially when moving through the street.
- hnlmorg 7mo agoI just wish Apple would add more streets. London is the closest place with Apple “street view” to me and there are literally a couple of cities (!!!) between me and London. So I don’t hold any hope that Apple will ever get round to coming to my small village if there are entire cities they’ve left out.
- doctoboggan 7mo agoI think it's the same tech they use to make the "3d" background photos on the iPhone wallpaper, which is probably also the same tech used for inferring depth when converting a normal photo to a spatial photo for viewing on an AVP.
- astrange 7mo agoLook around uses a real 3D capture with lidar. If you move around in Mapillary it does do something similar to that using SfM.