Filmora: Draw a curved path with the Pen Tool

Demo summary
The narrator walks through clicking the preview screen, holding and dragging to create curved strokes, and extending the layer duration to match the map animation.
Step-by-step
- Select the Pen Tool
- Click on the preview screen at your desired starting point
- Hold down the mouse button and drag to create a smooth curved stroke
- Continue clicking and dragging to complete the route on the map
- Extend the duration of the pen tool layer to align with the map animation duration
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