Building map animations manually with shape layers and trim paths works, but it's time-consuming — especially when you need multiple callout labels with connecting lines. Filmit CallOuts automates the entire process.
Tool Spotlight
CallOuts — Animated Callout Titles for After Effects
Generate connected lines, elbows, and labels with one click. Fully expression-driven and customizable.
How It Works
- Import your map and set up your composition
- Open CallOuts from the Extensions menu and select a callout style
- Click to place callout points on your map — each one generates an animated line with a label
- Customize colors, line thickness, label text, and animation timing from the control panel
Every element is expression-driven, so you can adjust timing, easing, and styling after placement without re-creating anything. The lines automatically animate on in sequence, and labels fade in as each line completes.
Watch the tutorial
This video may reference an older version of CallOuts. Features and UI may have changed since recording.
Pro tip: Use CallOuts' elbow connector style for clean right-angle lines that look polished in corporate presentations and documentary maps.
