Revealing from a Frame in the Same Clip

At times, you may find an unwanted object appears momentarily in your clip. Often you can remove this object by revealing through to another frame at a time that the object was not present.

To remove an object from a clip by revealing to a frame elsewhere in the clip:

1. Load the layer into Paint, then scrub to the first frame in which the object is present.
2. On the Modes controls of the Paint Controls panel, click Reveal.

The Reveal controls appear.

3. In the Frame field, enter a frame number corresponding to the frame in which the object is not present, then make sure Lock is enabled.



4. Press the ; key (semi-colon) to show the reveal source.
5. On the Toolbar, select a Paint tool (such as a filled Rectangle to remove a microphone boom or a Line to remove a wire).
6. Use the selected tool to paint over the unwanted object.
7. Scrub to the last frame in which the object is present.
8. Make sure the reveal object is selected, then press the . key (period) to extend the reveal object's duration.
9. If necessary, reposition or scale the reveal object (throughout the clip) so that it covers the unwanted object.

Note: You can also use the Tracker to track the reveal object to the unwanted element in the scene (this is especially useful for wire removal).