Is there any way to fix this? Maybe I've tried to do this manually but putting down an adjustment layer and making it to the darker sections and then trying to brighten them to match the lighter tiles. It's a really crummy fix. Wondering if there's a better way or a setting I can adjust that will get the tiles to blend better.
Glad you like our product! In the case you're showing GEOlayers can't do anything unforunately. The blending you'd want to be better is simply the stitching of the different aerial imagery done by the map provider. So all you can do is use a different map provider or tweak it manually.
Is there a limit to the amount of locations that you can draw when using a CSV/ JSON file?
Hey Nick:
Theoretically there is no limit. What makes it hard is AEs performance. 2500 points colored and sized according to its features' properties is no problem and you can work with it quite well on a middle class laptop. I'd say it is no fun for >5000 anymore.
I've had an open ticket for three days regarding the extension being a blank window (i.e. no map controls, though I can right-click to see the project/preferences/help dialogs). Any assistance please?
Is there a way to Pre-Download maps of, say, the entire us (at a specific zoom level) and pull from that? I'm in an environment where internet access isn't possible on our work machines. Any other solutions?
I was wondering if there's a smart way to instance the map based on spreadsheet data? I.e generating large amounts of pngs, or mov clips for different locations, based on Lon Lat input from a sheet. We are able to instance stuff using Templater 2, but since your plugin doesn't allow layers to be changed in that way, we can't figure out how to instance maps for different locations.
We are creating our own script to take screenshots of an area with Lon/lat using a map API, but would much prefer to use geolayers.
Hello! Great plugin! I'm using Plexus 3 with GeoLayers 2. I'm finding that the "zoom" feature in GeoLayers is not working correctly with Plexus. The GeoLayers color texture maps and height maps seem to slide during the GeoLayers camera zooms. This results in the color texture map and the height data to appear to be animated when they should appear to be static. This does not happen when using GeoLayers with Trapcode Mir. You can see the problem here:
The update to 1_2_4 ruined our rules sets, and chokes our computers. I bought this plug-in for my whole team after we found we could make maps 3x as fast as our old method. We are starting a new season of the show we use this for, and are basically having to start from scratch because of the update. The update does not work like version 1_2_0, and chokes our computers to the point where it is unusable. We made a major time investment to get our style set using this plug-in, and it was worth it because of the amount of time it saved us so I bought licenses for my whole team. Very unhappy that it doesn't work anymore.
PLEASE let us use 1_2_0 so we can get our work done! Why would you stop supporting an old version? We are in the middle of work, and making the earlier version unusable is just a bad move.
The update to 1_2_4 ruined our rules sets, and chokes our computers. I bought this plug-in for my whole team after we found we could make maps 3x as fast as our old method. We are starting a new season of the show we use this for, and are basically having to start from scratch because of the update. The update does not work like version 1_2_0, and chokes our computers to the point where it is unusable. We made a major time investment to get our style set using this plug-in, and it was worth it because of the amount of time it saved us so I bought licenses for my whole team. Very unhappy that it doesn't work anymore.
PLEASE let us use 1_2_0 so we can get our work done! Why would you stop supporting an old version? We are in the middle of work, and making the earlier version unusable is just a bad move.
Hello Mark, the problem is that Mapzen will stop their services and shutting down there API's. All functions such as the use of mapzen vector-tiles and mapzen heightmap tiles are no longer working. So we had to change from Mapzen to OSM-Data last month. That’s why the rules for the styles have changed and the old are not working anymore. You can find out more to the Mapzen shutdown here: https://mapzen.com/blog/shutdown/ So you can still use v 1.2.0 but the feature download, the routes dialog and heightmaps won't work. Again sorry for inconvenience! If you have time, could you please open a aescripts support ticket https://aescripts.com/contact/?direct=1 and explain what you mean with "chokes our computers to the point where it is unusable". Maybe we have a bug in the V 1.2.4.
I work for a corporation using this great plugin daily to display maps for a variety of customers. I made a template a while back, in the previous version of 2,for everyone to use and never had any issues, however after the latest update whenever anyone imports the template into their project the linked map comps get unlinked when it is finalized.
All anyone needs to do is after finalizing go into the map comp settings and relink it, it's a minor inconvenience to have to finalize it twice, expecially when it is a large map with lots of animation. This was never something that was an issue before the current update and I feel like I have tried everything. It works fine if you just open the project file, it only gets unlinked if you import a project file into an empty project.
I work for a corporation using this great plugin daily to display maps for a variety of customers. I made a template a while back, in the previous version of 2,for everyone to use and never had any issues, however after the latest update whenever anyone imports the template into their project the linked map comps get unlinked when it is finalized.
All anyone needs to do is after finalizing go into the map comp settings and relink it, it's a minor inconvenience to have to finalize it twice, expecially when it is a large map with lots of animation. This was never something that was an issue before the current update and I feel like I have tried everything. It works fine if you just open the project file, it only gets unlinked if you import a project file into an empty project.
1 - Map styles / templates / presets - are saved in user account or it could be at a network server? Was thinking about creating a template / preset/ styles, so a group could LOAD from this network, and use it when neeeded. Is this possible?!? Its mandatory where i work, this workflow.
2 - Using a finished project/animation, it is possible changing styles / templates / presets?
3 - Do you have or could you do a list contaning links where we could download this map files? (Besides naturalearthdata.com)
1 - Map styles / templates / presets - are saved in user account or it could be at a network server? Was thinking about creating a template / preset/ styles, so a group could LOAD from this network, and use it when neeeded. Is this possible?!? Its mandatory where i work, this workflow.
2 - Using a finished project/animation, it is possible changing styles / templates / presets?
3 - Do you have or could you do a list contaning links where we could download this map files? (Besides naturalearthdata.com)
4 - Are in your plans Geolayers version 3?
Could you please open a support ticket? We are answer your questions ASAP there.
I am interested in getting this for a client's project. However, they do not allow attribution to other companies within their videos. Are there any default server profiles I can use that do not require attribution? If so, which one(s)?
I am interested in getting this for a client's project. However, they do not allow attribution to other companies within their videos. Are there any default server profiles I can use that do not require attribution? If so, which one(s)?
Hello,
there is unfortunately no provider that allows you to omit the attribution. For this you have to contact the providers themselves and negotiate with them.
thank you for the awesome work , we really appreciate the effort and happy with the plugin , 3 Qs i have :
1- would you recommend MIR or Freeform with Geolayers 2 for 3d terrain maps ?
2- i really like the folded map project , is there anyway i can keep it as it is but replace the map with 3D map with MIR , that will be very cool .
3- i've been trying to place a 3D marker on Elevation template , i have element 3D or cinema 4D but don't know how exactly , i can place a label but what about a 3D object !
I've been trying to figure out how to do the following:
I would like to use the National flag as the colours (basically the fill) for the shape layer created in GeoLayers for countries. At the moment, I can only use single colours as the fill, apart from randomizing the colours (as far as I know), so then I thought perhaps I need to use all the colours and then apply masks to cut them out to make the flag? Essentially, I'd like to use the shape mask to cut out a stencil of an EPS file I have for the country flag as the BG colour.
Do you know a way of doing this?
Andrew
Update.... I figured it out on my own. I coloured the country in solid white and used it as luma matte for the EPS file of the flag, and then "snapped overlay to mapcomp" for the flag EPS file so it would scale.
Any ideas as to why when I type in a specific address, I'm unable to download the tiles? When clicking finalize, I get the message "02 Height map - finalized with missing tiles" "2 missing tiles fixed with lower zoom levels", but when I zoom out, I still don't' get anything. Am I not able to make a 3d map zoomed in to a specific address?
thank you for the awesome work , we really appreciate the effort and happy with the plugin , 3 Qs i have :
1- would you recommend MIR or Freeform with Geolayers 2 for 3d terrain maps ?
2- i really like the folded map project , is there anyway i can keep it as it is but replace the map with 3D map with MIR , that will be very cool .
3- i've been trying to place a 3D marker on Elevation template , i have element 3D or cinema 4D but don't know how exactly , i can place a label but what about a 3D object !
Any ideas as to why when I type in a specific address, I'm unable to download the tiles? When clicking finalize, I get the message "02 Height map - finalized with missing tiles" "2 missing tiles fixed with lower zoom levels", but when I zoom out, I still don't' get anything. Am I not able to make a 3d map zoomed in to a specific address?
Hello Michael,
which version do you use? Could you please open a support ticket and send us the details (address, project details)
I bought GEOLayers2 and I have a problem with 3D Landscape. Some maps are not showing me. When finalizing, I will see the text "02 Heightmap - Finalized with Missing Tiles". So I do not see the map after finalization. Can you help me please?
I bought GEOLayers2 and I have a problem with 3D Landscape. Some maps are not showing me. When finalizing, I will see the text "02 Heightmap - Finalized with Missing Tiles". So I do not see the map after finalization. Can you help me please?
My client is asking whether it's acceptable to show the attribution in the credit section of the video rather than during the actual landscape sequence?
My client is asking whether it's acceptable to show the attribution in the credit section of the video rather than during the actual landscape sequence?
Many thanks,
Ole
Hello,
This is regulated in the terms of use. Please check for yourself if it is ok in your case.
Hello! Excellent plug-in, thanks for all your hard work. I have a couple of quick questions, trying to locate additional helpful material...
- Is there additional documentation that shows format preferences for attribution from each of the map servers? (I saw the bing link on this page, and I'm looking for the other map providers.)
- I'm looking to find out how I can use data to show the actual heights of extruded buildings (currently they're all appearing at the same height). I saw this video (vimeo.com/222680298) which was helpful but doesn't show how they achieved the accurate, different heights for buildings. Is there a pdf step-by-step?
Hello, I'm hoping someone could supply me with the link to the 'Piece of Grand Canyon' project files. (Video in link) It says the files are available at the bottom of the general description in the aescripts GEOlayers page but it is not there.
I'm attempting to recreate the box under the map so anyone that knows how to do this or where to find the project will be much appreciated.
On the map comp there are 3 sliders applied, Latitude, Longitude, and Zoom. What does the value in the zoom slider refer to? Is it a measure of distance? Viewing angle? Does it scale linearly or logarithmic? What are it's maximum and minimum values? I'm trying to use its value to determine the scale of what I zoom in to.
I am having a problem with the map tile quality using the BingMap API. Is it possible to use Google Map API server? Are there instructions on how to add Google map server?
On the map comp there are 3 sliders applied, Latitude, Longitude, and Zoom. What does the value in the zoom slider refer to? Is it a measure of distance? Viewing angle? Does it scale linearly or logarithmic? What are it's maximum and minimum values? I'm trying to use its value to determine the scale of what I zoom in to.
Cheers,
K
Hello,
the zoom slider refers to the min and maximum zoom level for the given server-profile.
You can find more information how a web map tile server works here:
I am having a problem with the map tile quality using the BingMap API. Is it possible to use Google Map API server? Are there instructions on how to add Google map server?
If you need further assistance please open a support ticket https://aescripts.com/contact/?direct=1
Hello Mark,
the problem is that Mapzen will stop their services and shutting down there API's. All functions such as the use of mapzen vector-tiles and mapzen heightmap tiles are no longer working. So we had to change from Mapzen to OSM-Data last month. That’s why the rules for the styles have changed and the old are not working anymore.
You can find out more to the Mapzen shutdown here: https://mapzen.com/blog/shutdown/
So you can still use v 1.2.0 but the feature download, the routes dialog and heightmaps won't work. Again sorry for inconvenience!
If you have time, could you please open a aescripts support ticket https://aescripts.com/contact/?direct=1 and explain what you mean with "chokes our computers to the point where it is unusable". Maybe we have a bug in the V 1.2.4.
And if you need more information, assistance or help, please open also a aescripts support ticket https://aescripts.com/contact/?direct=1.
Yes have a look at this tutorial
Best,
Markus
For all support issues you must open a support ticket.
Hi,
I bought GEOLayers2 and I have a problem with 3D Landscape. Some maps are not showing me. When finalizing, I will see the text "02 Heightmap - Finalized with Missing Tiles". So I do not see the map after finalization. Can you help me please?
Thanks
Miro