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[–]RICH_LITTLE 52 points53 points ago

It's edited, but hear me out.

This is from a YouTube video called “Copy Cat” by YouTube user TheVFXBro. He, as you can tell by the name, does video effects, specifically with Adobe's After Effects software.

It seems that he moved the cat's paws around in time with his own movements and edited the hands out by using a blank slate image and was showing that in place of where the hands were. He then edited himself into the shot. Either that, or he got a friend to move the paws and edited his friend out of the shot.

Also, when TheVFXBro put his hand down the first and second times, the cat was slightly late to move his or her paw down.

tl;dr: clever video editing

[–]monkeyjay 39 points40 points ago

Anyone who's ever had a cat (ie 99% of reddit) can tell that the cat is being manipulated either by strings or something similar. Especially the yawn which kinda pulls the cat's legs sideways which is highly unnatural and you can see it get's kinda pissed off at this point right at the end of the gif.

[–]IDoNotAgreeWithYou 7 points8 points ago

I am the 1% master race.

[–]happyphilter 4 points5 points ago

I'm thinking strings. Seems a lot easier.

[–]Kicker36 3 points4 points ago

[–]TheLazyOne 1 point2 points ago

Thanks

[–]DTFpanda -5 points-4 points ago

Get off reddit

And don't say sauce

[–]joethedreamer 0 points1 point ago

And there goes all my dreams.

[–]vincidahk 0 points1 point ago

something about the camera shake shouts "edited", at least to me.

[–]Chrscool8 1 point2 points ago

You've been down voted, but you're right. It definitely feels like a preset effect I use all the time, "AfterShake". That or a wiggle().

[–]Jaqred 4 points5 points ago

It's actually just fishing line. Watch the cat move at the end. It's just fishing line. I'm positive.

[–]ablebodiedmango 17 points18 points ago

At least change the fucking title.

title comnts points age /r/
Copy cat [gif] 2coms 23pts 24dys pics
i wish my cat was this cool 159coms 769pts 3mos funny
Copy-cat 79coms 1341pts 3mos gifs

source: karmadecay

[–]boossaa 12 points13 points ago

A copy cat indeed.

[–]kojak2091 0 points1 point ago

Copy-catman style

[–]three18ti 1 point2 points ago

Are you not a bot?

[–]vertigo1083 2 points3 points ago

You don't have to be automated to copy the script from Karma Decay to a comment reply.

[–]Romney_thought -4 points-3 points ago

Why do you care?

[–]MrWhite2020 2 points3 points ago

Wow that human is really good at copying his cat!!

[–]Copycatr3 -1 points0 points ago

I love this anyway

[–]melkab17 -3 points-2 points ago

Me too.

[–]Luthos 0 points1 point ago

Looks like Schmidt from New Girl.

[–]Jeroknite -1 points0 points ago

The Kings get the loyal of pets.

[–]jessesomething 0 points1 point ago

Anyone else see a video like this and think, "I bet this is in Argentina or something"..?

[–]Rokkjester 0 points1 point ago

I WANT TO BELIEVE

[–]ghlysptwld -2 points-1 points ago

I had to vote 1 up for 667

[–]Son_of_the_Morning 0 points1 point ago

Thank god! you just averted releasing the anti-christ into our domain, just think what could have happened if you hadn't done such a righteous thing.

[–]spacedout83 0 points1 point ago

You're one of those weird people that freaks out at stores when either your total or change contains 666, aren't you?