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Exporting video with transparency
by ---beany--- on Nov 20, 2007 at 9:54:27 pm

I need to use various video clips as part of an interactive peice. I intend to film people on a green screen and remove the green and export the clip with only the figures visable.
Can I do this?
Even when I remove the backgroud and export it there's still a black background when I load up the saved .mov file.

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Re: Exporting video with transparency
by murforama on Nov 20, 2007 at 10:10:16 pm

You need to turn transparency on before you export (at the bottom of the viewer - the little checkerboard icon) and be sure to export with Alpha.

Murf

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Re: Exporting video with transparency
by WOWfactorX on Nov 20, 2007 at 11:04:15 pm

All you need do is save in a format that allows "million colors +". The checkerboard switch doesn't affect alpha channel rendering (of output files).

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Re: Exporting video with transparency
by Darby Edelen on Nov 20, 2007 at 11:05:59 pm

I would also suggest reading up on Straight Alpha vs. Premultiplied if you have the time. Whether you're rendering out or importing video with alpha channels, it's good to know what you should be using!

Darby Edelen
Designer
Left Coast Digital
Santa Cruz, CA

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Re: Exporting video with transparency
by Aharon Rabinowitz on Nov 21, 2007 at 4:25:17 am

you can watch this tutorial video for more info on straight vs. Premultiplied:

http://library.creativecow.net/articles/rabinowitz_aharon/straight_vs_premu...

Aharon Rabinowitz
Email: arabinowitz (AT) yahoo (DOT) com
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