How to Customize the Image in TravelAnimator
You can now style your added photos directly on your map with frames, control their size and duration, and visually highlight destinations in a way that feels personal and immersive.
Travel animations are no longer just about moving icons and route lines. Today, the most engaging travel videos combine animated routes with real images to tell a complete story. With the latest update in TravelAnimator, image customization has become more features, flexible, and creator-friendly.
In this guide, we’ll guide you through everything you need to know about image customization in TravelAnimator, including why images matter, where to find the image editor, all available customization options, step-by-step instructions, best practices, and real-world use cases.
What Is Image Customization in TravelAnimator?
Image customization in TravelAnimator allows you to add photos directly into your animated map and control how they appear during the animation.
Instead of just showing moving icons and paths, you can now place images at specific destinations, style them with different frames, adjust their size, control how long they appear on screen, and combine images with text labels.
Images can represent travel photos, landmarks, food or experiences, family moments, and even event highlights. This feature turns your route animation into a visual journey instead of just a directional guide.
Why Images Are Important in Travel Animations
Images play a huge role in how people experience travel content online. While animated routes show where you traveled, images show what it felt like to be there.
Adding images to your travel animation helps you bring real memories into your animated map, create an emotional connection with viewers, highlight landmarks, food, people, or moments. Make your video more engaging than a route alone can be. A simple animation can turn into a visual travel story.
For platforms like Instagram Reels, Stories, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts, visuals matter more than ever. Viewers decide within seconds whether to keep watching, and images help grab attention instantly.
Whether you’re a traveler, a content creator, a travel agency, or a tourism brand, image customization helps you stand out and tell your stories.
Image Customization Options Available in TravelAnimator
The latest update introduces several image customization controls designed to keep things simple while offering creative flexibility. Let’s go through each option in detail.
Add Image
This is the starting point for image customization. Upload images directly from your device or replace images anytime without deleting the frame. You can add pictures at any stop of the animation. This allows you to experiment freely without worrying about mistakes.
Image Frames
Frames define the look and feel of your image on the map. TravelAnimator offers multiple frame styles, including clean square frames, decorative postcard-style frames, minimal modern borders, festive themed frames, and rounded and circular frames.
Frames help your image stand out from the map background and match the theme of your video, whether it’s professional, casual, festive, or storytelling-focused. You can change the frame or its color at any time, even after placing the image.
Add Text
Toggle the Add Text option at the bottom of the screen to add text under the image. Both images and text come together in the map make the animation more understandable. From there, you can also select the font style and font color of the text.
Image Duration
The duration setting controls how long the image appears during the animation. You can show pictures briefly in fast-paced videos and keep them longer for storytelling or explanations. This is especially useful when syncing images with the movement of your route or when highlighting essential moments. It can adjust the duration between 1 to 5 seconds.
Image Size
The size control lets you scale the image up or down. This is useful for highlighting key destinations, keeping the map visible and uncluttered, and balancing visuals on small mobile screens. A well-sized image ensures your video looks clean and professional, especially on vertical formats like 9:16.
Remove Image
If any mistakes happened, easily remove the image using the remove option and clean up your project without starting over. This makes editing stress-free and beginner-friendly.
Step-by-Step Guide to Add and Customize Images in TravelAnimator
Open TravelAnimator – Launch the app, and create a new project or open an existing one.
Add Your Route and Locations – Select your start point and destination. Add multiple stops if needed.
Add the Image – On the map screen, long-press the stop where you want to add an image. Then, tap the image icon in the top-right corner and select the image option to add a new photo to your animation.
Add Your Image – Tap Add Image and upload a photo from your device.
Select a Frame – After adding the image, choose a frame style that matches your animation theme. Some frame styles also allow you to add or customize colors.
Add Text – Toggle the Add Text option to include text below the image. From there, you can select the font style and text color.
Set Image Duration – Choose how long the image should remain visible in the animation. You can adjust the duration between 1 to 5 seconds.
Adjust Size – Resize the image as needed. You can also select the map’s aspect ratio from this section.
Preview the Animation – Tap the blue tick button until you return to the map screen. Then, tap the blue arrow button to preview the animation and see how the image appears along the route.
Make Final Adjustments – Modify the frame, size, duration, or any other features until everything looks right.
Export and Share – Export your video in HD or 4K and share it on your preferred social media platforms.
Best Practices Using Images Effectively in Travel Videos
- Avoid overcrowding the map with too many images
- Choose frames that match your travel mood
- Select frame color based on your line color and overall animation theme.
- Use high-quality photos
- Keep image durationconsistent
- Keep the image size normal because a large image blocks the entire screen
- Make sure images don’t block route lines or icons
- Adding text with images makes the best addition to your animation
Common Use Cases for Image Customization
- Personal travel stories add photos from each city to create a visual diary of your trip.
- Family trips highlight family moments, group photos, or special memories.
- Travel vlogs show landmarks, food, and experiences alongside animated routes.
- Travel agencies present itineraries visually before clients book a trip.
- Tourism boards showcase destinations with images placed directly on the map.
- For festive or seasonal travel, use themed frames and holiday photos for special trips.
How Image and Text Work Together in TravelAnimator
Images and text are not competitors; they complement each other. Images show the moment, and text explains the context in the animation.
For example, the image shows a photo of a landmark and places text such as “Day 3 – Eiffel Tower, Paris.”
Using both together helps viewers understand where they are and why it is essential. Since both tools are available in the same place, combining them is quick and perfect.
Make Your Travel Stories More Visual
The new image customization update in TravelAnimator gives creators a powerful way to transform simple route animations into rich visual stories. With easy-to-use tools for adding images, choosing frames, adjusting size, controlling duration, and positioning visuals perfectly on the map, you don’t need any design or editing experience to create stunning travel videos. Whether you’re sharing memories, promoting destinations, or creating content for social media, image customization helps your videos feel more human, more engaging, and more memorable.
Open TravelAnimator today and start turning your routes into visual travel stories, using one image at a time.
