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Inside Abbey Road

62 points by pmcpinto 12y ago

jasode 12y ago
This is a very nice walkthrough and the narration was very informative. It's amazing to anticipate all the other world famous places that can be showcased with this demonstration method. There was an interactive 360 photo tour of Sistine Chapel but it didn't have any narration. I tried to find it again but all the google searches led to links that no longer it existed. I did find a "3D virtual" tour[1] but it's a visualization that blends photos with CGI models and not the same stiched-photos website I remember. I do hope later tours get enhanced with stereo[1] photos so viewers can get a better sense of depth in the space. The photographers would use 2 cameras spaced apart instead of just one. I figure if the crew is going to go through all the trouble of traveling to a site and capturing a space, they might as well bring 2 cameras for stereo images. [1] http://vatican.com/tour/sistine_chapel_3D/web http://vatican.com/tour/sistine_chapel_3D/web [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereoscopy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereoscopy
tswartz 12y ago
Very neat to be able to look around the room, while the harpist still plays. https://insideabbeyroad.withgoogle.com/en/recording-at-abbey-road/1-6#x=-0.869&y=-0.495&z=0.026 https://insideabbeyroad.withgoogle.com/en/recording-at-abbey...
- justinpaulson 12y ago
  The piano in the main studio as well. He is "animated" for lack of a better word, at certain angles. The sound even moves through your headphones as you move around as if you were in the room.
chroncilinks 12y ago
I wonder if the people involved in this business cringe at having to record some of the more popular but less talented artists.
- geoka9 12y ago
  I suspect for them it's just another day at the job. Sound engineering is still sound engineering even if you record people snoring in their sleep.
gregsq 12y ago
Abbey Road have their very own outside view too, allowing the curious from wherever they may be, to watch pilgrims to that crossing. http://www.abbeyroad.com/Crossing http://www.abbeyroad.com/Crossing
samlittlewood 12y ago
Check out the echo chamber at the back of studio 2! https://insideabbeyroad.withgoogle.com/en/all-access/studio-2/2040#x=0.255&y=-0.581&z=-0.773 https://insideabbeyroad.withgoogle.com/en/all-access/studio-...

62 points by pmcpinto 12y ago

This is a very nice walkthrough and the narration was very informative. It's amazing to anticipate all the other world famous places that can be showcased with this demonstration method. There was an interactive 360 photo tour of Sistine Chapel but it didn't have any narration. I tried to find it again but all the google searches led to links that no longer it existed. I did find a "3D virtual" tour[1] but it's a visualization that blends photos with CGI models and not the same stiched-photos website I remember. I do hope later tours get enhanced with stereo[1] photos so viewers can get a better sense of depth in the space. The photographers would use 2 cameras spaced apart instead of just one. I figure if the crew is going to go through all the trouble of traveling to a site and capturing a space, they might as well bring 2 cameras for stereo images. [1] http://vatican.com/tour/sistine_chapel_3D/web http://vatican.com/tour/sistine_chapel_3D/web [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereoscopy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereoscopy

tswartz 12y ago

Very neat to be able to look around the room, while the harpist still plays. https://insideabbeyroad.withgoogle.com/en/recording-at-abbey-road/1-6#x=-0.869&y=-0.495&z=0.026 https://insideabbeyroad.withgoogle.com/en/recording-at-abbey...

justinpaulson 12y ago
The piano in the main studio as well. He is "animated" for lack of a better word, at certain angles. The sound even moves through your headphones as you move around as if you were in the room.

chroncilinks 12y ago

I wonder if the people involved in this business cringe at having to record some of the more popular but less talented artists.

geoka9 12y ago
I suspect for them it's just another day at the job. Sound engineering is still sound engineering even if you record people snoring in their sleep.

gregsq 12y ago

Abbey Road have their very own outside view too, allowing the curious from wherever they may be, to watch pilgrims to that crossing. http://www.abbeyroad.com/Crossing http://www.abbeyroad.com/Crossing

samlittlewood 12y ago

Check out the echo chamber at the back of studio 2! https://insideabbeyroad.withgoogle.com/en/all-access/studio-2/2040#x=0.255&y=-0.581&z=-0.773 https://insideabbeyroad.withgoogle.com/en/all-access/studio-...