Removing cables

[Neil Hetherington]

They are often ‘painted’ out frame by frame using the paint tool.

Also make sure that you are using a good quality monitor to see the work with a high contrast ratio.

Hope that helps a bit.

Neil

[Michael Szalapski]

I addition to the Mr. Hetherington mentions there is also a tool included in After Effects called CC Wire Removal, it’s designed to do just that.

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[Steve Roberts]

Google “wire fu” for more information on the technique in general.