Google Earth Studio
Description
🖼️ Tool Name
Google Earth Studio
🔖 Tool Category
Interactive animation/production tool; it falls under Text and Images to Video (in the sense of generating animations from imagery) and Motion, Titles & Subtitles (as it’s about animated camera movements, scenes, etc.).
✏️ What does this tool offer?
Google Earth Studio is a web-based animation tool from Google that uses satellite + 3D imagery from the Earth to let you create animations, camera fly-throughs, zooms, and motion-graphics-style videos of geospatial data.
Some key offerings:
Set camera paths, keyframes (position, tilt, zoom, rotation) across Earth’s 3D terrain.
Choose from pre-configured “Quick-Start Projects” such as city fly-throughs, orbit-shots, zooms to location.
Export the animations as video files (or image sequences) and integrate into other video editing software like Adobe After Effects for further post-production.
It’s free (with some usage/licensing restrictions) for non-commercial/news/education uses.
⭐ What does the tool actually deliver based on user experience?
Users report that Earth Studio lets them create “drone-like” or “cinematic” aerial animations without actual drone footage.
The workflow is browser-based (no heavy install), which is convenient.
There’s a learning curve: to properly manage keyframes, camera motion, and export settings. Some users on Reddit mention: > “Earth Studio is an animation tool … you move around the point of view … set keyframes.”
Ideal for documentaries, educational content, news segments, mapping visualisations—not just social-media short content.
🤖 Does it include automation?
Yes — though not in the sense of AI-generative from text (it’s more of an animation tool):
The platform automates rendering of the Earth imagery and camera movements once you set keyframes.
Provides templates/presets (“Quick-Start Projects”) to speed things up.
Some workflow integration: you export camera data and bring into After Effects, which automates tracking etc.
💰 Pricing Model
Free to use for eligible categories (news, research, education).
Licensing terms may apply for commercial use (check Google’s licensing).
🆓 Free Plan Details
Being browser-based and from Google, many features are available without cost for non-commercial use. (Check terms)
💳 Paid Plan Details
For true commercial production/usage, you may need to check the licensing arrangements; there’s no public “paid tier” UI like consumer SaaS.
🧭 Access Method
Web application: sign up via Google account for Earth Studio through Google’s site.
Need a supported browser and GPU/CPU decent enough for rendering.
🔗 Experience Link
https://www.google.com/earth/studio