Hi
I've been commissioned to create a short film for a company. The problem is, it's about travelling, and it requires a couple shots of the earth like seen on Google Earth. Nothing too detailed (uk-wide zoom at the most)
Does anybody around here know if NASA's Blue Marble imagery really is free for commercial use? This website seems to indicate I'm good to go (I'd just have to acknowledge the use of their images in the credits), but I'm looking for more opinions/suggestions.
I'm talking specifically about pictures like this one:
I'm comfortable using 3Ds Max, so I'm not too keen on buying Google Earth Pro if I can get a better-looking result and more control with my own software (I want to do some postproduction in After Effects and could really use channels and IDs).
Thanks
I've been commissioned to create a short film for a company. The problem is, it's about travelling, and it requires a couple shots of the earth like seen on Google Earth. Nothing too detailed (uk-wide zoom at the most)
Does anybody around here know if NASA's Blue Marble imagery really is free for commercial use? This website seems to indicate I'm good to go (I'd just have to acknowledge the use of their images in the credits), but I'm looking for more opinions/suggestions.
I'm talking specifically about pictures like this one:

I'm comfortable using 3Ds Max, so I'm not too keen on buying Google Earth Pro if I can get a better-looking result and more control with my own software (I want to do some postproduction in After Effects and could really use channels and IDs).
Thanks