Putting a moving object on a clip

I panned a map to show the route of a road trip in PHOTO TO MOVIE and imported the clip to IMOVIE. I would love to have a moving line, a dot, or better yet, a little car mark the course of travel, but I can't figure out how to do this.
Anyone have any ideas???
Mary

Hi Mary:
If you click on iMovie Plug-Ins there are a ton. I was thinking about the one called multiple movies...but you need to pick. It may not even be what you need, but I think Christian has probably written one you can use.
He'll probably pop on here any time and add to the suggestions!
Sue

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