[Chris Lehmann]

Here is a link to a free plugin to generate a 3D globe right out of Final Cut or Motion. It has all kinds of parameters you can adjust and animate.

https://www.idustrialrevolution.com/idrplugins/freebiepack1/index.html

I’d use this to start, then freeze over the regions you want to highlight and warp/draw a map over them and composite it in. This is probably the easiest way to do this without using real 3D software.

Good luck! Post it here when you are done if you can!

[Chris Lehmann]

Follow Stephen’s tips about RGB and 8-bit. The recent PSD formats have added a ton of stuff (smart objects, vector layer, etc.) that many 3rd party applications have a hard time interpreting. When I work with PSD files in motion I’ll usually flatten/rasterize everything possible to reduce possible errors. If you don’t need layers I’d even suggest saving it in a different, more standardized format such as PNG or even JPEG.

[Chris Lehmann]

I made a promo video very similar to this a few weeks ago. On a basic level the steps went like this:

1. Create a flat background plane.
2. Arrange all the resources, images, objects etc on the plane.
3. Put the camera over it and keyframe the movement of the camera to match whatever timing you need. Set the interpolation on the keyframes to “continuous”, “ease in” or “ease out” for a nice smooth animation.

That’s pretty much it!