Posted by G Hardy on 09/12/06 07:43

"Luis Ortega" <lortega@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> <heytud@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > Maybe I'm missing something, but why not try:
> > Before scanning, select a solid-color paper background for each
> > animation sequence that doesn't duplicate any colors drawn on the cels;
> > photograph the cels in front of that background.
>
> I may be misunderstanding you, but this seems to imply that the cels are
> drawn on acetate and are clear apart from the artwork.
> Unfortunately, we are not that fancy and the kids just draw on plain
> photocopier paper which is thin enough to see the faint image from the
> previous drawing when that is placed below.

How about using the "magic wand" tool in PS to select the outline of the
drawing, with an appropriate "feather". Put this on a new document with a
transparent background and import that into Premiere?

You can't make it automatic, but neither are the other suggestions as far as
I can tell.

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