BCC Wire Remover

Category: BCC Image Restoration

Effect Name: BCC Wire Remover

The BCC Wire Remover filter, part of the BCC Image Restoration category, removes wires and unwanted objects from still or moving images by either cloning or blending pixels together from surrounding areas. This filter has several uses. When working with blue or green screen shots, use this filter to remove wires or eliminate unwanted rigs or objects prior to keying. You can also use this filter to blend replacement pixels over video dropouts or film scratches.

Working with the Filter

Presets and Common Controls

• BCC filters come with a library of factory installed presets plus the ability to create your own custom presets and preview them with the BCC FX Browser™.
• BCC filters also include common controls that configure global effect preferences and other host-specific effect settings.

For more information about working with presets and other common controls, Click Here.

Effect Controls

Mocha Mask and Track

Continuum effects include integrated masking and matte tools that allow you to restrict the effect to specific regions of the image.

• Mocha masks: used to create custom spline masks. Mocha also includes Matte Assist ML and Matte Refine ML, which use machine learning to generate and track masks.
• Pixel Chooser: used to generate geometric shapes, gradients, or mattes based on channel, luma, or color-based selections. Additionally, an AI depth map generator, and an AI-powered face detection model allow for precise control of masks and mattes.

For more information, see Mocha and Pixel Chooser.

Working with Multiple Wire Remover Filters

Note: In many instances you will need to apply multiple Wire Remover filters. For example, you may need to remove several wires from an image. To do this, apply a second Wire Remover filter directly to the same clip.

• Method: Determines how the removal will be processed.
• Cover: Uses pixels from the sides of the area defined by the End Point 1, End Point 2 and Width parameters. When you choose this option, Noise adds noise to the Cover. Adding Noise is useful if the background has detail such as grass.

<li><strong>Mask:</strong> Creates a mask between the area defined by the End Point and Width parameters. Underlying tracks in the timeline are visible through this area. This method is useful if you are keying the image with wires, or a portion of that image over another track. The example above shows the same result as if you masked it with a clear sky as the underlying track.</li>

<li><strong>Clone:</strong> Fills the area defined by the End Point and Width parameters with the image taken from underneath the specified Clone Center.</li>

• View: Determines the view displayed.
• Render: Displays the rendered effect.
• Preview Area: Displays a red mask over the area defined by the End Point and Width parameters.
• End Point 1: Sets the start point of the line along the horizontal and vertical axes.
• End Point 2: Sets the end point of the line along the horizontal and vertical axes.
• Width: Sets the width of the effect area.
• Clone Center XY position controls: set the center point of the area that is used as the source for the clone.
• Feathering: Softens the edge of the defined effect area.
• Noise: Adds noise, which is useful if the background has detail such as grass.
• Clone Center: Defines the center pixels from which the clone function will replicate the image.
• Center Relative: When enabled, the clone image moves relative to the Clone Center to accommodate for moving wires.
• Clone Time Offset: Sets the clone from different frames in the timeline.
• Mix with Original: Blends the source and filtered images. Use this parameter to animate the effect from the unfiltered to the filtered image without adjusting other settings, or to reduce the effect of the filter by mixing it with the source image.

Motion Tracker

The BCC Motion Tracker allows you to track the motion of an object, then use the motion path to drive other geometric properties of the effect without the need for keyframing.

For more information on the Motion Tracker, Click Here.