MacVoices #26142: NAB - Mapcreator Makes Maps Fast, Animated, and Newsroom-Friendly

May 12, 2026

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In the Mapcreator booth at NAB in Las Vegas, Julia Schellekens provides an update on their service that delivers detailed maps for news and other organizations who want to clearly show what is happening where. With a wide array of export and animation capabilities to help drive home the information, it is almost certain that you have seen their product in use no matter where in the world you are.

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00:03 MacVoices at NAB 2026 00:08 Chuck Joiner opens from NAB in Las Vegas 00:12 Returning to the Mapcreator booth 00:24 Julia joins Chuck to show what is new 00:37 What Mapcreator is and how it works00:43 Creating static, interactive, and animated maps 00:47 Mapping tools for journalists and reporters 01:37 Helping news agencies focus on the story 02:16 What's new with MapCreator this year 02:26 Newsroom system and Adobe workflow integrations 02:52 Keeping users in their preferred design tools 03:29 Maps and visuals as storytelling tools 03:41 Creating animations quickly from GPX files 04:05 Matching map creation to fast-moving news 04:12 Export options for interactive maps 04:26 Static map exports including PNG, JPEG, PDF, and SVG 04:34 Animated exports including MOV, MP4, WebM, and image sequences 05:27 Why Mapcreator is more than a quick coded tool 05:34 Reducing manual work and saving production time 05:49 Mapcreator website: Mapcreator.io

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