Technique for removing overhead cables from images

[LateJunction]

To remove overhead cables in an image in Photoshop, I use the path and spot healing tools with following process, which is easy and accurate:
- create a new path from the paths panel
- draw a path over one of the cables with the pen tool
- with the new path layer selected open the spot healing brush, setting a suitable width, 0% hardness and set the ‘proximity match ‘ option on
- select the stroke path icon; a healing brush stroke appears on top of the path; PS analyses and then removes the stroke and heals the underlying image
- delete the path

Can a similar procedure be used in GIMP? If not what is the most effective way of editing out such cables in the image?

[rich2005]

This is a bit short since I am packing in for the day.

Two ways that I use.
(1) Using resynthesizer / heal plugins
Make a selection along the wire using the quick-mask tool and a white brush
Apply heal selection.
(2) Use the gmic plugin http://www.gmic.eu and one of the inpaint filters. Paint in 100% red using the pencil tool If a big image isolate with a selection. Apply inpaint.

examples https://i.imgur.com/Tgpl2O7.mp4

For Gimp 2.10 there is a resynthesizer plugin (get the partha version) here: https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-Resynt...7#pid12687

For Gimp 3.0 see: https://gimpchat.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=21535#p297067

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For Gimp 2.10 there was a plugin that works as you described, using the resynthesizer plugin and a path. Not sure it works anymore.

[Zbyma72age]

(11 hours ago)bogaty2005 Wrote: To trochę za krótko, bo pakuję się na cały dzień.

Dwa sposoby, których używam.  
(1) Używanie wtyczek resynthesizer/heal
Dokonaj zaznaczenia wzdłuż przewodu za pomocą narzędzia quick-mask i białego pędzla
Zastosuj zaznaczenie heal.  
(2) Użyj wtyczki gmic http://www.gmic.eu i jednego z filtrów inpaint. Maluj w 100% na czerwono za pomocą narzędzia ołówka Jeśli duży obraz jest wyizolowany za pomocą zaznaczenia. Zastosuj inpaint.

przykłady https://i.imgur.com/Tgpl2O7.mp4

Dla Gimpa 2.10 jest wtyczka resynthesizer (pobierz wersję partha) tutaj: https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-Resynt...7#pid12687

Dla Gimpa 3.0 zobacz: https://gimpchat.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=21535#p297067

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Dla Gimpa 2.10 była wtyczka, która działała tak, jak opisałeś, używając wtyczki resynthesizer i ścieżki. Nie jestem pewien, czy nadal działa.

https://www.vicanek.de/imageprocessing/wireworm.htm

You can also use the one that works in GIMP 2.10

resynth_along_path.scm
I use it sometimes