The Conoa 3D Layer plug-in for After Effects and Final Cut Pro can turn maps into 3D objects. Any image can act as a height map for any other image. This animation shows a 2D map of Maui turned into a 3D object, rendered out of After Effects. Download a free demo at http://www.conoa.com.
The project file that created this animation can be found at http://www.conoa.com/download.html
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