Thanks, John, for your quick response!

I followed the steps and was able to open Travel Maps. I read the instructions on the help tab, and it has instructions on how to make a movie using the Travel Maps software. Is there a way to bring the map into my Movie studio project? That's what I am really trying to do.

When the Travel Maps screen opened, I saw "Load existing project", but my project (which is just in the beginning stages as an MVP file) is not listed.

Also, is there a "Back arrow" in the Travel Maps home page to go back to the Movie Studio home page?? I see only an X in the upper left which exits out of Travel Maps.

Thanks for your patience. I'm sorry that I am not understanding how to do this.

@Mary-Stutzman

Hi Mary,

In Travel Maps, a project is the TM project, not your Movie Studio project. You select a map, search for your starting position, create the route, etc. You need to look at what all of the menu items do. Play with everything to learn - you won't break anything. When you're finished, go to Finish. Look at everything on that screen. There will be checkmark in the bottom box so that when you quit TM, the travel video will show up on the timeline. Make sure to export to a folder that is useful for your project so that the video doesn't go to the default folder. Start video export.

When you exit, it will ask if you want to save the TM project. You can do so if you think that you might want to reopen it to edit it later. After exiting, you'll be back in MS and your travel video will be on the timeline.

John CB

@Mary-Stutzman Hi, John knows more then I do but Travel Maps doesn't open the file in your editor, you have to add one by using 'Load a map', any picture will do, it doesn't have to be a map,

When you've done with your route animation click Finish, this will give the option to Edit video in Movie Studio, after export you can close & save or not save, that's up to you, back in Movie Studio your map will be added to the timeline,

PS my Travel Maps opens when i click Travel Route in the Import tab next to Effects & Templates, maybe your PC just needs restarting or something?

@Mary-Stutzman

Hi,

As @Former user indicated, you should be able to open Travel Route from the Import menu, or from the Wizard as I indicated. It's a separate program from Movie Studio.

In TM, "Load existing project" means a TM project, not a Movie Studio project. If you don't have an existing TM project, extension .mxgeo, then you can't open one. You are then creating a new project. Just select a map which can be changed at any time, and continue on to make your route.

John CB

@Mary-Stutzman

Further to the above, Magix has a tutorial for TM under PhotoStory which is just another flavour of Movie Studio.

Click on the link. The TM tutorial is the second one down.

The tutorial with Movie Studio is for the old Travel Route Animation. I'll notify Magix.

John CB