Offscreen snapshot

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Add a feature to snapshot the Google Earth Plugin to a bitmap or other 
image format.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by qlu...@yahoo.com on 25 Feb 2009 at 9:07

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Issue 17 has been merged into this issue.

Original comment by api.roman.public@gmail.com on 27 Feb 2009 at 7:51

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Issue 186 has been merged into this issue.

Original comment by api.roman.public@gmail.com on 24 Mar 2009 at 12:11

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Issue 221 has been merged into this issue.

Original comment by api.roman.public@gmail.com on 14 Apr 2009 at 6:32

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Any news about this "export to image file" feature?

Original comment by luizrodr...@gmail.com on 19 Apr 2010 at 1:48

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I heard that exporting snapshots is a legal issue and not a technical one. If 
that is
the case I have a few arguments for it:

1  Geo referenced imagery is no longer correct because it is projected on a 
surface
with varying elevation. It is impossible to perfectly match up subsequent 
captured
images as a means of copying large amounts of data.

2  You could limit screen snapshots to camera tilt angles other than 0 which
introduces a perspective effect and guarantees the image can only be used by 
itself.

3  It is possible to capture the image anyway using the Print Screen key, it is 
just
more awkward and limited in it's use.

4  It is possible to take imagery from Maps anyway if people are really keen to 
steal
the data.

Original comment by vandint...@gmail.com on 27 May 2010 at 11:40

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What is happening concerning this issue that's been hanging fire since Feb. 
2009? 

Original comment by iscol...@gmail.com on 15 Sep 2010 at 7:36

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15 stars only...

Original comment by gsuchy.i...@gmail.com on 16 Sep 2010 at 9:56

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What is simply needed is an equivalent for the COM API's

HRESULT IApplicationGE::GetRenderHwnd([out, retval] OLE_HANDLE * hwnd)      

Blocking this for "legal reasons" can be worked around even with trivial 
Windows applets like the "Snipping Tool" on the Accessories page in Windows 7, 
or with a screen capture utility. It's pointless not to implement this call 
just to make life harder for programmers being forced to change from the COM 
API to the Plugin and who must geo-reference their work.

Original comment by iscol...@gmail.com on 16 Sep 2010 at 2:27

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Original comment by jli...@google.com on 16 Sep 2010 at 6:57

• Changed state: Acknowledged
• Added labels: Internal-3008027

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Please open up as soon as possible.

Original comment by pholli...@t-sciences.com on 22 Mar 2011 at 3:29

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I really need this feature. Any update on this?

Original comment by jamesgre...@gmail.com on 4 Apr 2011 at 9:34