2025 3D Map Video Production Advanced: Master the Full Process

The instructor actually operates the software and demonstrates key features step by step—especially the most-used operations—to help you build a solid foundation.

Case Guidance

Using successful cases as references, this gets straight to teaching how to pick viral topics and master the basic workflow of making trending 3D-map videos.

After-course support

Questions are answered anytime during learning, new materials are provided, and the course content is updated periodically, so you keep improving your skills together with us.

Course content

From basic software operation to advanced themed projects, this course systematically covers the full workflow of making 3D-map videos, step by step building your core skills.

Part 1: Google Earth Pro basics (1–9)

1. Google Earth Pro software and installation

2. Introduction to Google Earth Pro's interface

3. Using Google Earth Pro shortcuts

4. Importing administrative-boundary and geographic data

5. Downloading geographic information data (CSDN)

6. Switching between placemarks and camera viewpoints

7. Adding paths and planning camera routes

8. Irregular hotspots

9. Exporting watermark-free video

Part 2: Map creation and dynamic effects (10–16)

10. Making animated routes

11. Google Earth recording case

12. Layer display-order issues

13. How to make indicator lines

14. Drawing shapes and making old-style maps

15. Drawing online historical maps

16. Making ancient city walls

Part 3: After Effects and asset handling (17–26)

17. Installing After Effects and plugins

18. Using AE assets

19. Using AE icons

20. Sources for sound effects, 3D models, and geographic data

21. Downloading watermark-free video footage

22. Generating road-trip routes

23. Making car navigation animation

24. Three ways to keep on-screen text static

25. How to write video scripts with AI (part 1)

26. How to write video scripts with AI (part 2)

Part 4: Case studies and practice (27–29)

27. Case study: [3D Maps of the World]

28. Case study: [Chang'an Style]

29. Case study: [Brother D Talks Road Networks]

Part 5: Advanced themed practice (30–51)

30. Practice: geography-themed project (part 1)

31. Practice: geography-themed project (part 2)

32. Practice: geography-themed project (part 3)

33. Practice: road-trip themed project (part 1)

34. Practice: road-trip themed project (part 2)

35. Practice: real-estate themed project (part 1)

36. Practice: real-estate themed project (part 2)

37. Practice: real-estate themed project (part 3)

38. Practice: historical-war theme—ancient cities

39. Practice: historical-war theme—ancient battles

40. Practice: historical-war theme—ancient mountain passes

41. Practice: travel theme—city cultural tourism

42. Practice: travel theme—scenic-spot introductions

43. Video-production steps: breaking down the script

44. Video-production steps: county/city script template

45. Video-production steps: geographic-attraction script template

46. Video-production steps: county/city shot setup

47. Video-production steps: geography shot setup

48. Video-production steps: editing the raw footage

49. Video-production steps: adding AE effects (part 1)

50. Video-production steps: adding AE effects (part 2)

51. Video-production steps: post-production asset import