In recent versions of After Effects, I’d use shape layers to create those blue lines. But in After Effects 7 I’d have to use some solid-color layers with masks to cut them to the shapes that I wanted.
To get started with After Effects, I recommend that you start here: “Getting started with After Effects”
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Todd Kopriva, Adobe Systems Incorporated
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