How I Make My Map Videos

A video briefly explaining how I make my map animation videos. Yes, it's still with MS Paint.

00:00 - Introduction
02:00 - Making the base map
03:35 - Making the map files
07:00 - Research
07:55 - Editing the video

[averagepotatoenjoyer]

The tutorial we all didn’t deserve, but needed

[EmperorTigerstar]

Figured I’d finally make a video like this! The video on Papua New Guinea I made as an example in this video will be tomorrow’s video. Enjoy!

[kickpushlongboards]

The only upgrade I could see using is the terrain overlay. Mountains and valleys are very important, especially in military movements, so seeing troops move around a mountain makes more sense than "why did they go northeast then south instead of going straight toward the capital?"

[lolnoobthemapper]

I REALLY NEEDED SOMEONE DOING THE TUTORIAL OF THE RESEARCHING, THANK YOU

[hardcoregamingdk]

Learning that he makes his videos in such a scuffed way honestly makes me appreciate them so much more lol

[EdbertWeisly]

I always wondered how you get the very accurate borders using paint, because paint doesn't use layers

[HowtoPolish]

Ayyy, all of my videos were also done with Paint. It's crazy how far you can get without using anything fancy.

[evy]

your ability to accurately research front lines never ceases to amaze me, even after all these years.

[zegh]

I relate a lot to this - I've always prefered Paint to more advanced programs, and I'm 40 and never moved from paper to tablets - I draw by hand on paper with pencils or pens - and it's often difficult to even admit, because many people will literally take offense, like I'm bragging about art-conservatism or something - but I just could never really adapt to the more advanced programs or equipment I could never afford.
I like the processes I've gotten used to - and that's how I prefer to work.

[AlternateHistoryofEurope]

Having made video´s like yours as well and now seeing you have the exact same strategy and reasons to use simple programs is so nice to see.

[Nasrul]

Seeing that folder filled with very *single* frame of a map video, made me realized how much effort you actually put
into these videos.

Personally, i'd do whatever i can to make my work process convenient & easy at the cost of time (sometimes).
But to do something like this is very impressive.

I very much respect you dedication to these videos, honest!

[veritasetcaritas]

I had no clue how you managed to create these great maps in MS Paint, and now I know you use a TRACKPAD I am even more impressed! Your process is also incredibly meticulous; all those layers and images!

[LFC]

The thing I love about them is that they genuinely sound thankful when saying they appreciate support on their videos
Not a lot of YouTubers sound genuine doing that
Love your videos❤️😁

[pocketmarcy]

You should do a video where you try to draw countries on paint from memory, given how many times you’ve probably traced them

[MemeControlyt]

I was literally just thinking about this and happened to see this lol.

Also keep up the content Tigerstar, your videos are really fun and informative!

[Charles-]

Thank god you showed what film making program you use. I’ve been stonewalled by my own laziness ever since movie maker got removed

[SamJoex]

8:34 In VEGAS Pro, I'm able to get around this issue (at least when adding media to the timeline) by temporarily setting "New still image length (seconds)" to the value I think would be most appropriate. Of course, that's really only convenient when you're dragging in your image files all at once, and I haven't yet found a convenient way to adjust the length of all of those events simultaneously after they've already been added.

[erronarlock]

This is exactly how I make my own personal map videos lmao

I thought I was doing it a really strange, basic, and hugely simplistic way.

[derekw]

yes, I am very much a visual learner. Simple and informative is what I personally am looking for. I can only imagine how much work it takes just for that small amount of time it is for us. ty man

[HurtmePlenty]

Krita can also be used for animating maps, sure it's quite complicated but it's really good at its job with layers, frames and much more