Geolayers 3 + After Effects 2024 (v23) — Solid Guide for v3.10 (Hot Tips)
This is the dark horse of the "hot" features. Geolayers 3 now supports equirectangular rendering for 360° video.
Lighting maps used to be a nightmare. Now, GeoLayers 3 allows your sun position to be based on real-world time and date.
Imagery Motion Blur:
Toggle this on in the MapComp settings to sell the speed of fast "fly-to" animations.
- Data sourcing (CSV, GeoJSON, or shapefile with top 10 ranked locations)
- Importing into GeoLayers 3 within After Effects
- Styling: extruded bars, color gradients (red/orange for "hot"), camera animation
- Performance optimization (tile caching, resolution scaling)
4. Real-Time Shadows & Lighting
Maya wiped sweat from her brow. The server room was hot — hotter than it should have been, even with twenty rendering nodes crunching through Geolayers 3’s real-time satellite pipeline. But the heat wasn’t just ambient. It was coming from her screen .
Q: Where can I find assets for the "Hot" list?
A: The best "hot" assets (like neon glows and futuristic UI elements) are often found on Envato Market or directly via the AEScripts + GeoLayers 3 dashboard.