How to speed up or slow down a route
Click the route’s duration chip (2.5 s for flights by default) to open its General tab, then drag Travel duration or type a number of seconds (1 to 10) and press Enter. A longer duration makes the camera move more slowly.
Step by step
Open the travel duration
In your destination list, click the route’s duration chip, here 2.5 s. The route’s settings open on the General tab with Travel duration highlighted.
Set a new duration
Drag the Travel duration slider and release, or type a value in seconds and press Enter. The hint under the slider changes to Updated when it’s applied.
Preview the new pace
The preview jumps to the start of this route, so you can watch it at its new speed right away. If the preview is paused, press Play. Adjust until the camera, the line and the moving icon feel right. Adjust until the camera, the line and the moving icon feel right.
How travel duration works
- Travel duration is screen time, not real-world travel time: how long the video takes to get from one stop to the next while the camera moves, the line draws and the icon travels.
- Each route has its own duration, from 1 to 10 seconds. Flights start at 2.5 seconds and every other travel mode at 4 seconds.
- Click Reset on the tab to go back to the default for the route’s travel mode.
- The total video length is the sum of every route, plus a short pause at each stop and a moment at the end.
Video transcript
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- 0:04Click the route’s duration, here 2.5 s
- 0:10Drag Travel duration, or type seconds and press Enter
- 0:22Play the preview to check the new pace
- 0:26Longer legs feel slower and more cinematic
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