I used to drop city pins on a satellite map in Adobe After Effects one at a time, then move the camera between them and hope each label stayed readable. Five cities around the Bay Area took me most of a day. You can now generate that same pin map with AI motion graphics tools.
How to Create a Map Pin Animation with Easymotion
With Easymotion, you can skip the timeline entirely. You do not have to place each pin or plan the camera moves. Here is exactly how to generate your map.
1Open the Studio
First, navigate to Easymotion in your web browser and click the "Start Creating" button. You will be prompted to log in or sign up for a free account. Once logged in, you will enter the main studio interface.
2Enter Your Prompt
You have two options to create your location pin animation. You can browse the template library to find a pre-made map pin style, or you can describe what you want in the prompt box. For example, type: "Create a satellite map of the San Francisco Bay Area. Drop red pins with US flag labels on San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont, Palo Alto, and San Jose."
AI Motion Graphics Generator
Describe your motion graphics idea. Add a design reference if you'd like it to be recreated.
A satellite map of the Bay Area with pins on five cities, from San Francisco to San Jose.
3Customize Using AI Chat
Once your base animation generates, you can adjust the details using the AI chat panel located on the left side of the screen. Just type commands directly into the chat. For example, type: "Switch to a dark map of the United States and drop pins on Seattle, San Francisco, Austin, Atlanta, New York, and Boston." The system updates your video automatically.
A dark map of the United States with pins on six cities, from Seattle to Boston.
To try another look without a new prompt, open the map style menu on the preview and pick a style such as Satellite, Dark Matter, Voyager, or Positron.
4Export Your Animation
When you are happy with the result, click the Export button in the top right corner and select the MP4 format for a standard video file. To overlay this pin map onto another video, make the background transparent first: ask the chat for a transparent background, or press the checkerboard button on the background color in Quick Edit. When the preview shows a checkerboard, export in the MOV format and drop the file into Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve.
Copy-Paste Prompts for Your Animation
Paste one into the prompt box in Easymotion, then change the details to fit your video.
Prompt 1: Bay Area Pins
Prompt 2: Dark Bay Area
Prompt 3: Vertical Bay Area
Adobe After Effects vs AI Motion Graphics
A pin map used to mean map tiles, pins, and camera moves set by hand. Here is how that work compares to Easymotion in 2026.
| Aspect | Adobe After Effects | Easymotion |
|---|---|---|
| Time to Create | Most of a day for five cities | Under 60 seconds |
| Skill Required | Map tiles, pins, and camera moves set by hand | No design skills needed |
| Cost | A Creative Cloud subscription | Plans start at $10/month (free plan for template editing) |
| Learning Curve | Weeks to learn map plugins and camera paths | Instant text prompts |
| Export Options | A manual render for each map | One-click MP4 or transparent MOV |