Observed arrival · 2026-09-13
Map Animator Pro Turns After Effects Into a Map Studio
A Windows and macOS After Effects plugin for building animated maps, routes, labels, terrain, and editable 3D camera flights.
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The plugin builds a composition from searched locations or manually placed waypoints, retaining the camera flight as ordinary After Effects keyframes rather than flattening it into a video. The page says the resulting scene includes map footage, route shape layers, pins, labels, and attribution, with a framing guide for 16:9, vertical, square, and 4K formats. Included sources cover OpenFreeMap, VersaTiles, CARTO, and Esri, while additional providers and custom Mapbox or MapLibre styles can be supplied through keys or URLs.
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