VIDEO: Inside a Christchurch Cathedral with an iPad AR Parrot Drone

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Wed, 15 Jun 2011 6:00p.m.

Inside the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament

Inside the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament

Footage has emerged from inside Christchurch's Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament following the two strong aftershocks on Monday.

An iPad AR Parrot drone, controlled by the iPad's touchscreen, was flown inside the cathedral to take the images.

The pictures show the main body of the church to be relatively intact, but there is a lot of rubble in the sanctuary near the cathedral's altar.

AR Parrot Drones are quadricopters usually used as part of an augmented reality game called AR Pursuit. Players can control drones in mid-air which appear to shoot eachother when viewed on screen.

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02 Mar 2012 07:35a.m.

ken wrote:

How did you record video from AR Drone?

01 Jul 2011 02:14p.m.

James Murray wrote:

We have an iphone app that uses H264 video - this may work for you if it resizes for iPad

19 Jun 2011 08:01p.m.

Maarten wrote:

Still flash 2bad im working with an ipad

18 Jun 2011 09:12a.m.

Luke wrote:

Pretty cool, have wanted an AR Drone, but better battery & HD Camera = Actually buying!

17 Jun 2011 03:11a.m.

Alex T wrote:

Wow. You still using adobe flash? Will you're videos are useless. Won't be coming back here. I happen to be using an ipad.

16 Jun 2011 10:03a.m.

Al wrote:

Yea um Robert, the story is not really about the iPad.... Just the use of it. I think the major concern is the terrible damage and loss to a city's centerpiece. People really shouldn't post stupid, insensitive comments.

16 Jun 2011 05:51a.m.

Robert wrote:

Great job, story about an iPad, with a video in flash. Way to know your audience!