I wanted to buy your plugin, but I'm really disapointed by the trial.
The potentiel of your plugin is good, but I hate the animations keys. For maybe 6 hours, I tried to animate a little street run from airport to an hotel. The animation is really simple: Zoom out from the airport, go to the hotel and zoom in on the hotel. I don't know why I don't touch the animation keys and in the middle of the run, the animation go in really fast and to ease at the hotel. However, I don't want to ease and I can't control it. I can't separate the animations keys for more control. Really bad. Otherwise with the ease by default, the run go any where at North or South. And in the same way, I can't crontrol it.
This is the reason why I wont by your product. I lost a lot of time and my client are still waiting for a result. Sorry, your product are cool but only for zoom in, zoom out and really little path.
Sorry for the inconvenience first of all. But thanks for reporting. We are actually working on the animation system. So in future versions this will be a lot more controlable. The reason why it acts awkwards sometimes is because the exponential zoom needs to affect the scroll speed of the map dynamically. Easiest way is to set the spatial interpolation on keyframes within a zoom animation to linear. Then the animation you described is really not a problem.
I wanted to buy your plugin, but I'm really disapointed by the trial.
The potentiel of your plugin is good, but I hate the animations keys. For maybe 6 hours, I tried to animate a little street run from airport to an hotel. The animation is really simple: Zoom out from the airport, go to the hotel and zoom in on the hotel. I don't know why I don't touch the animation keys and in the middle of the run, the animation go in really fast and to ease at the hotel. However, I don't want to ease and I can't control it. I can't separate the animations keys for more control. Really bad. Otherwise with the ease by default, the run go any where at North or South. And in the same way, I can't crontrol it.
This is the reason why I wont by your product. I lost a lot of time and my client are still waiting for a result. Sorry, your product are cool but only for zoom in, zoom out and really little path.
What are the rules for crediting the maps?
Can it be used for 4K projects
Hi Tracey,
All the imagery-services that are set up as a default in GEOlayers are currently usable free of charge for broadcast as long as maps are attributed while showing them, not in the credits or somewhere else.
If you want to get rid of attribution you need to get in touch with the company that provide the imagery. GEOlayers is just the tool helping you to work with it. We do not claim any ownership or license for the imagery you aquire with this software.
Is your internet-connection stable? Are Search-Results displayed? If you keep getting this error please open a Support Ticket (https://aescripts.com/contact/)
Is your internet-connection stable? Are Search-Results displayed? If you keep getting this error please open a Support Ticket (https://aescripts.com/contact/)
Cheers
Markus
Yes our internet is super robust. No I do not get search results back.
Exploring this further I found that if I use my cell as a hot spot I'm able to get search results which leads me to believe that we have some sort of firewall issue or the like. Not sure if you've had similar issues like this but if you have any and all insight to this is appreciated. Still looking into it on my end...
Never heard about similar issues yet. The search simply does http requests on port 80 if you've not set up a proxy. So normally there should't be problems with the firewall. Only difference to a browser is the http-user-agent: "Adobe ExtendScript". Is the tile-download working?
Maps load and tile fine. Everything functions correctly except the Search and Copyright. The work around is to manually enter and the Copyright and position until we can figure it out.
i've been having issues adding servers and have been getting "tile not found" errors. i'm sure it is something simple, but i'm still getting my head around the complexities of tile servers. i've got a NASA URL - http://map1.vis.earthdata.nasa.gov/{Projection}/{ProductName}/default/{Time}/{TileMatrixSet}/{ZoomLevel}/{TileRow}/{TileCol}.png
and i have attempted to plug this one in as a test. i found it very difficult to find tile servers that conform to the examples in your excellent tutorials, and this one was closest to the structure i saw there. since this one did not have the x,y and z tags i tried swapping the zoom level one using the process you outlined - select the tag and then choose from the list at the right and click the arrow. however, every time i tried this it pasted the text at the beginning of the string. i am also planning on incorporating USGS Landsat imagery in our project, and to circumvent the whole tile server url issues i plan on downloading datasets and call them locally. your demo of this functionality was very brief - can you elaborate on the process and how i might make this link above work? or can it work?
thanks again for a fascinating and frustrating piece of code! ;-)
I have a question! (Is this the best place to ask it?)
I'm trying to create a map where I start zoomed in, zoom out, a path grows, then we zoom back down to the end point.
I got the actual path working fine but when I zoom in obviously the path line is HUGE, takes up most of the screen. Is there a way to shrink it as I zoom in to the map?
Also, I have an object I want to have follow the path, I can't paste position data because of the expression locking the scale and position of the object down to the map... Any help with this?
I have a question! (Is this the best place to ask it?)
I'm trying to create a map where I start zoomed in, zoom out, a path grows, then we zoom back down to the end point.
I got the actual path working fine but when I zoom in obviously the path line is HUGE, takes up most of the screen. Is there a way to shrink it as I zoom in to the map?
Also, I have an object I want to have follow the path, I can't paste position data because of the expression locking the scale and position of the object down to the map... Any help with this?
Hi Charles,
there is a technique to solve both of your problems. The stroke-grow-issue is described at 7:00:
Animating Markers along geospatial paths or routes is not supported by GEOlayers now. ...will be soon But there is a workaround. You can parent a null to the shapelayer your gpx is drawn on. And then paste the gpx path property to its position. One problem doing this: The null is offset in X and Y. Fix this by adapting the anchor point.
If purchased, would I be getting all the server profiles, such as "Mapbox-paper"? Also/if not, how would I get these server profiles and add them to Geolayers?
I have been looking around the internet, but could not find other server profiles. I'm believe it's the URI mask that would be need, but how do we get that URI mask?
If purchased, would I be getting all the server profiles, such as "Mapbox-paper"? Also/if not, how would I get these server profiles and add them to Geolayers?
I have been looking around the internet, but could not find other server profiles. I'm believe it's the URI mask that would be need, but how do we get that URI mask?
Correct me if I am wrong!
Thank you
Hi Delano,
you can find other server profiles by searching for e.g. tiles api or tiles rest api or something like that.
John here from Mapzen. We noticed your geojson support, and thought you might be interested in our vector map tiles -- think squares of geojson containing the geometry of buildings, roads, landuse, or water across all zoom levels, rather than getting pre-formatted pngs or jpeg map tiles. They are all available via the familiar slippy tile format:
Thanks for the hint! We know about your vector tile service. We're developing V2 at the moment. Actually we stitch mapzen vector tiles to automatically get a set of shapes for the current view in GEOlayers 2. This is great since a lot of users have problems finding the right shapedata for their needs. Unfortunately AE isn't fast enough to draw the geometry on shapelayer tiles and use them regularly. This would be very usefull to create customized maps. Thinking about rendering them to images client-side.
We also plan to implement turn-by-turn for routes.
Whats the best way to contact you guys when I have questions during development?
Hi, Can anyone point me in the right direction for purchasing a license to allow me to make a single map without an onscreen credit I managed to get a response from Mapbox saying this wasn't possible and I haven't been able to get responses from other tiles server providers - Has anyone had any success with this. Kind regards, T
Hi, Can anyone point me in the right direction for purchasing a license to allow me to make a single map without an onscreen credit I managed to get a response from Mapbox saying this wasn't possible and I haven't been able to get responses from other tiles server providers - Has anyone had any success with this. Kind regards, T
Hi Tracey, the tile-providers make there own rules and there own Terms of use. So they could allow you to omit the credits or not. There is no other way, then writing e-Mails to the providers with your request and hope to a positiv answer. Cheers Nico
Will the owners of GEOlayers V1 need to pay any extra for V2 ? Or it will be free update?
Hi Alexei, we are planing a discount for the GEOlayers Version 1 - users. There are many new Features in GEOlayers V2, so it would be definitely not a free update.
I've been having a problem using the staman custom map. After I build my map with all of my movements, I go to finalize and I get sections of the map that are black. I clear the cache and re-finalize, but it is still there.
Is is a problem with the staman map source or with Geo-layers and how do resolve this?
I've been having a problem using the staman custom map. After I build my map with all of my movements, I go to finalize and I get sections of the map that are black. I clear the cache and re-finalize, but it is still there.
Is is a problem with the staman map source or with Geo-layers and how do resolve this?
Hi Steve,
that could be a problem in Staman, because some zoom levels are not available there. There is no solution at this time for the problem.
But you can send me your project and I'll have a look, just in case there is a problem with GEOlayers.
I had same problems as steve summers with gaps (black squares in main comp) using Staman Profile. The solution for me was to set lower quality before finalization.
I had same problems as steve summers with gaps (black squares in main comp) using Staman Profile. The solution for me was to set lower quality before finalization.
Hi Alexei,
yes of course that could help, because then you get a lower zoom level.
That could propably help in such a case. Thank you for the answer.
There is no fixed release date yet. We're still in development. After this there will be a beta phase. It's not gonna come in the next few months! But stay tunned we've got a bunch of great new features
Hey Markus, will version 2 add support for Mapbox Studio (not just Classic)?
Hi andrew,
We're working on this. It is a whole new technology and i'm not sure if we can make it till the first release, but we know about the huge advantages of the new mapbox studio. Doing our best
Markus, I'm getting black gaps between my tiles even though 'motion tiles' effect and option are turned on. Do you have any suggestions on how to troubleshoot? I'm just going to force it to re-download by going from 60% to 70% quality and see if that helps.
Markus, I'm getting black gaps between my tiles even though 'motion tiles' effect and option are turned on. Do you have any suggestions on how to troubleshoot? I'm just going to force it to re-download by going from 60% to 70% quality and see if that helps.
That did not help. There seems to be one level of detail that just gives me edge gaps on my tiles no matter what the quality level.
Markus, I'm getting black gaps between my tiles even though 'motion tiles' effect and option are turned on. Do you have any suggestions on how to troubleshoot? I'm just going to force it to re-download by going from 60% to 70% quality and see if that helps.
That did not help. There seems to be one level of detail that just gives me edge gaps on my tiles no matter what the quality level.
Any ideas?
Also, when I look inside my GEOlayers_comp_x, I see there are several tlile layers that are visible in the comp but the layer in the timeline isn't even "visible" in the sense that it looks as though the layer has ins and outs set well outside of the timeline - it's as though it shouldn't be able to be seen but it is!? It defies After Effects' logic. What's up with that??
may you please open a Support Ticket (https://aescripts.com/contact/) and attach the project file... Guess thats the fastest way to figure out whats wrong.
Markus, I'm getting black gaps between my tiles even though 'motion tiles' effect and option are turned on. Do you have any suggestions on how to troubleshoot? I'm just going to force it to re-download by going from 60% to 70% quality and see if that helps.
That did not help. There seems to be one level of detail that just gives me edge gaps on my tiles no matter what the quality level.
Any ideas?
UPDATE: I worked around the issue but didn't fix it. In this particular comp, I was doing a very slight 'zoom' into tiles, from level 38 to level 40. It seems like levels 38 & 39 were giving the issue, so I removed the zoom and kept everything at level 40, where there aren't any gaps. So for some reason, certain zoom levels are causing the issue. I still need to fix this because I have another map that needs to zoom past that point, and you see the gaps briefly while it goes past those levels. Is there a setting I can change to get it to minimize? Perhaps the number of zoom levels or something?
may you please open a Support Ticket (https://aescripts.com/contact/) and attach the project file... Guess thats the fastest way to figure out whats wrong.
Cheers
Markus
Sure thing. Do you need me to collect the files or just send the project?
hi markus, may i ask how to get rid the last preview of my geolayer map? because when i close my after effect and start a new comp the preview just stick in my comp even without geolayer. is there a option to turn the preview off? here the screenshot
hi markus, may i ask how to get rid the last preview of my geolayer map? because when i close my after effect and start a new comp the preview just stick in my comp even without geolayer. is there a option to turn the preview off? here the screenshot
Hi William,
please try to clear your AE Caches.
To clean your disk cache, head over to Edit -> Purge -> All Memory & Disk Cache...
A co-worker and myself have tried to followed the tutorial on using the thunderforest maps in Geolayers. We both cannot get it to work, are we missing something or maybe there is a work around? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
A co-worker and myself have tried to followed the tutorial on using the thunderforest maps in Geolayers. We both cannot get it to work, are we missing something or maybe there is a work around? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Shawn
Hi Shawn,
I've noticed that the thunderforest tiles can be accessed by https now. https connections are not supported at the moment. We're working on this;) But you can still access them via http. So just type "http://" instead of "https://" in your uri-mask.
I am having issues seeing distinct lines on my maps. I am finalizing the quality at 95% but it still has clear boxes of different quality which is making the finalized product un-usable.
Here is a link to a video where you will be able to see what I am referring to.
If you can please provide me with the solution, it would be greatly appreciated.
I downloaded the .json file and imported it into geolayers. Geolayers recognized the files and enabled me to distinguish (choose) individual municipalities. However, when I selected a city and clicked to draw feature, nothing showed up on my map. The layer was created but no matter what I put for stroke or fill, nothing showed on the map. As well, when I clicked create label, the layers were created in the composition but I could not see anything on the map.
Hey Jean-Francois
Sorry for the inconvenience first of all. But thanks for reporting. We are actually working on the animation system. So in future versions this will be a lot more controlable. The reason why it acts awkwards sometimes is because the exponential zoom needs to affect the scroll speed of the map dynamically. Easiest way is to set the spatial interpolation on keyframes within a zoom animation to linear. Then the animation you described is really not a problem.
Regards
Markus
Does anyone know is it possible to use the Bird's Eye view in Bing Maps with Geolayers?
Thanks!
Can it be used for 4K projects
Hi Tracey,
the tile-providers make there own rules and there own Terms of use. So they could allow you to omit the credits or not.
There is no other way, then writing e-Mails to the providers with your request and hope to a positiv answer.
Cheers
Nico
Hi Alexei,
we are planing a discount for the GEOlayers Version 1 - users.
There are many new Features in GEOlayers V2, so it would be definitely not a free update.
Cheers
Nico
There is no fixed release date yet. We're still in development. After this there will be a beta phase. It's not gonna come in the next few months! But stay tunned we've got a bunch of great new features
Cheers
Markus
Sorry, thats not possible in the current version. But will be in v2. Hi andrew,
We're working on this. It is a whole new technology and i'm not sure if we can make it till the first release, but we know about the huge advantages of the new mapbox studio.
Doing our best
please try to clear your AE Caches.