Create and Animate a Custom Google Map 🌎

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In this tutorial I'll show you how to create and animate a custom Google Map. We'll add markers and a walking route in Google My Maps, and then export the map as a KML/KMZ file. Then I'll import that into Google Earth Studio and animate the map elements.

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[liamparkin]

This was a lifesaver! I edit video for a pretty big company and our upcoming show needed animated map graphics. I was approved for the Studio the same day and I followed your video to get me through it. Thanks man!

[justinoneill]

i was expecting a "zoomed out to zoomed in" animation. that'd be cool

[ZenWalks]

Wow, this is the ultimate guide to animated google maps routes. Finally I understand how it's done. I became your absolute fan! Cheers form Portugal :)

[DaviCosta]

I like the way you start the tutorial by giving an overview of what you are going to do! Great job!

[SteveJarriel]

Well done! One of the best tutorials I've ever watched. I enjoyed how you adapted in your own learning curve.

[TheMrPastry]

Looks really cool and not too complicated. I imagine if the route were created in segments each one could be made to appear in sequence. Still not an animated route per say, but the next best thing for now. The data points to do animation at 30 fps for a route becomes the challenge I would think for processing.

[dogger]

Wow - this was 4 years ago! Can't wait to see what new features there have been since then. Great video

[mikebrodner]

What a unique tutorial. Thanks so much for this!

[GeoscienceImaging]

Nice to see the combination of google map & animation tools! And that they are adding new features to Earth Studio!

[plantbasedprepper]

Awe man, I watched the entire video and created mine but thought the directions would animate the route and not fade in all at once.

[banskobystrickacementarenska]

thank you very much for your video tutorial. Very usefull for me now. Anyway at the Render/ Save you can save the project in mp4 video format, so this is little update :)

[derrickt]

Thanks, that's what I need now; very informative, detailed, and helpful video.

[SeasonsRealEstate]

This is incredible! I've been manually creating videos of maps, this is so much easier!

[davidalanmedia]

Hi Boone, I've got a problem when I import my KML file into Google Earth they don't show up on the Google Earth map even though I see them on the timeline . I've added opacity keyframes too. Not quite sure what I've done wrong. Any suggestions? Update! I didn't type in my location to update the map. Thanks for the tutorials, they are super helpful

[bushubean]

Great video and great tour of Paris! btw who was in Paris?

[GeminiDiscover]

Hi, great video. Is there a way yet to animate the route so it begins and gradually gets to the end point??

[SourceADV]

Wow! THank you so much, this awesome!

[joelprestonsmith]

What if you're not traveling from tourist destination to tourist destination? What if you just want to travel along a road? Right clicking on a Google map (in this context, via mymaps/) does nothing, which means you can't get the coordinates for locations. Is there some other way to set a location without having to use a series of named waypoints?

[topandfamous]

I want to join your course but I have a question before. Can I use screenshots of google earth in my videos?

[AmericanAdventuresInJapan]

Nice! really nice. I have book marked this. Thanks a ton!