When you want to add an animated map to your videos you usually have the option to buy plugins for the most common video software like Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro. But if you have a Mac in many cases you don't have to spend money for that. Because you can create animated maps in Keynote almost as fast as you can with a plugin that comes with a lot of options you need to configure. Also, in Keynote you are free to use any map and any vehicle you like and are not limited to whatever the plugin provides.

The course has three chapters. In the first one you learn how to use Keynote to create artwork for your map. While you could just as well use existing graphics or create them in tools like Photoshop, Affinity Designer etc, Keynote is actually very powerful when it comes to creating artwork fast and hassle free. Also you have a few more animation options with assets created in keynote, such as color and shape. 

In the second chapter we will create an intercontinental flight with an intermediary stop. And in the third chapter we look at another technique that's particularly useful for creating complex paths of any shape and length.

The map animations you create in Keynote can then be exported to video. Actually Keynote comes with a variety of professional video codecs that will serve your needs for various target platforms or further editing steps.