From USSR to 15 Countries — Map It with GEOlayers in After Effects

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Boone Loves Video
May 12, 2025

Good day, comrades. In this GEOlayers 3 / After Effects tutorial I'll show you how to visualize and animate the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

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Chapters

0:00 Intro

0:15 Create a Basemap in GEOlayers 3

0:50 Create a Google Sheet

1:50 Download Country Map Features in GEOlayers 3

4:58 How to Add Map Feature Properties in GEOlayers 3

7:35 Download Soviet Union USSR Flag

8:35 Create a Layer Style Preset

9:00 How to Draw out the Map Features

11:00 How to Add a Flag to Your Map

12:00 Animate Your Layers via Sequence Layers

13:50 How to Trim Layers in After Effects

14:49 Draw out Country Borders in GEOlayers 3

16:44 De Facto vs De Jure Country Admin Boundaries

17:20 Where to Find and Download Disputed Country Boundaries

18:11 THE Dissolution of the Soviet Union FINAL ANIMATION

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GEOlayers 3 MasterClass - https://boonelovesvideo.teachable.com...

GEOlayers WAR! - https://boonelovesvideo.teachable.com...

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Post Soviet States Wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-So...


 

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