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Chienworks wrote on 11/13/2003, 6:35 PM
I've got a little utility program i wrote to do exactly this. You can download it here: http://www.chienworks.com/software/mapliner/

You can see a sample of it in use here: http://www.chienworks.com/software/mapliner/maproute1.wmv

Other than that, if it's a single straight line, you can create two versions of the map, one with the line and one without. Put the maps one on top of the other on two tracks, then use the cookie cutter starting as a tiny circle over point A then use keyframes to gradually make the circle bigger until it encompasses point B as well. This could also be done with a mask that is half black/half white using track motion to move the dividing line of the mask from A to B.

2003-11-14 Edit: due to some cleaning up of the vegasusers.com site, i've moved the video sample to a new location. The link above is the new URL.
Busman wrote on 11/13/2003, 6:53 PM
Thanks. I looked at your sample. That is exactly what I was looking for. I am going to work on it over the weekend. Thanks again.
TorS wrote on 11/14/2003, 5:02 AM
When I want to show a travelled distance on a map, I have come to this conclusion: I don't need a line. It doesn't tell anybody anything. What I need - and use - is a symbol (sometimes just a dot, sometimes a dingbat depicting a car or a plane) moving elegantly across the map from A to B. I can do this very fast and easy in the Vegas text generator. If it's a complex journey I may leave coloured dots at the stops, to give a better overview. But the line conveys no real information.
Grazie is always saying Less is more. This is clearly one of those cases.
Tor
Grazie wrote on 11/14/2003, 5:54 AM
My ears were burning! Hah! - Absolutley! - Dingbats are very often neglected - aaahhhh . . poor things! - But once viewed they've proved an amazing "free" option with some really terrific graphics . . somebody made them . . go see them. - You could of course create a PNG of something topical or relevant . . make it cheesey f you wish . . . make it dramatic if needed . . lots of options too . ..

Torsie . . 14 days and counting . . . ..

Regards,

Grazie
BillyBoy wrote on 11/14/2003, 8:52 PM
While its getting dated I wrote a tutorial that moves a dot on a map mainly to show how you can do twists and turns following some road on a roadmap. See Tutorial #4 for specifics, and a demo here:

http://www.vegasusers.com/vidshare/textdisp?billyboy-tutorial-4

I think there a couple others too, one with moving an airplane or truck or something.

TorS wrote on 11/15/2003, 4:04 AM
TIP:
If you're moving a text item around, one that needs to be turned and pointed in the travelling direction, keep it in the centre of the text event and use the pan/crop or 3D LE to move and turn it. Otherwise, everytime you turn it will make a detour because you are turning the event around its centre.
Tor