Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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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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Post Soviet States Wiki - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-Soviet_states

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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