HoudahGeo offers the option to create a Google Earth KMZ file. This allows for viewing your photos within Google Earth. This is a terrific way for sharing photos and showing them in context. E.g. a real estate agent may publish photos of available properties pinned to the appropriate locations.
A KMZ file is self-contained: it holds images, thumbnails, location and track information. In order to pass on your photos to someone else you just need to hand out this single file.
A very nice feature of Google Earth is the ability to view photos exported from HoudahGeo as a slideshow. The slideshow is created by fiying from location to location. At each location the slideshow may pause and briefiy display the matching photo.
HoudahGeo offers two predefined templates: Default – Actual Altitude and Default – Clamped to Ground. They differ in the way altitudes are handled. With the Clamped to Ground option Google Earth will assume photos were taken at ground level. The use of the Actual Altitude mode makes sense only if your images have been geocoded with altitude information. There is a risk of images not showing in Google Earth if they are tagged with an altitude below ground level.
This is the title by which your project will be known in Google
Earth. Your project will be listed with this name under My
Places
within Google Earth
When a marker is clicked, Google Earth will display a preview of the corresponding photo. You may choose between 3 sizes for these preview images. If file size is an issue, you should prefer the smaller size.
By default the KMZ will be configured for Google Earth to display markers at the positions where photos are located. You may choose to display thumbnail images rather than standard markers.
HoudahGeo can include relevant parts of a loaded GPS track log. This shows how you got from one photo location to another. The display of the track log within Google Earth is optional. When enabled it shows as a red line.
A time line will allow for browsing and filtering images by date & time.
