Removing/Covering over annotation on a graphic.
Suppose you find a graphic with writing on it that you don't want there, what do you do? In the above example, my name is NOT Gilda, so I could just crop it off. Now that the dreaded Gilda is gone.. what if I want that 'nobody's purrfect' gone? well....
I can use a background gif, and at Composite, I can comp the background over the writing. This works really well when there is a lot of writing, or room to comp the gif on. Make the background gif the same color as the background of the gif you want to cover.	You can use annotation to cover words up too. You will make the _undercolor_ box color the same as your background color, and the font color the same as the background color. This method works well when you have to precision cover-up. If you have trouble seeing where the cover-up is, try using a color font to check where the box is, then just back key to change the color of the font.
I removed the 'nobody's purrfect' and then comped the kitty over my own name. I don't have to be Gilda, and now I can be purrrrfect if I wanna be!

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