Turning low-res Google Earth screenshots into cinematic drone shots

First, credit to u/Alternative_Lab_4441 for training the RealEarth-Kontext LoRA – the results are absolutely amazing (we use this to go from low-res screenshots to stylized shots).

I wanted to see how far I could push this workflow and then report back. I compiled the results in this video, and I got each shot using this flow:

1. Take a screenshot on Google Earth (make sure satellite view is on, and change setting to ‘clean’ to remove the labels).
2. Add this screenshot as a reference to Flux Kontext + RealEarth-Kontext LoRA
3. Use a simple prompt structure, describing more the general look as opposed to small details.
4. Make adjustments with Kontext (no LoRA) if needed.
5. Upscale the image with an AI upscaler.
6. Finally, animate the still shot with Veo 3 if audio is desired in the 8s clip, otherwise use Kling2.1 (much cheaper) if you’ll add audio later.

I made a full tutorial breaking this down:
👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pks_VCKxD4

Let me know if there are any questions!