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  • Alpha Channels from Windows to Mac

    Posted by Chris McCormick on January 13, 2023 at 8:45 pm

    Interesting issue. I had a friend render out some videos for me with Alpha channels. He uses a windows machine and I use a Mac. I output a few of the files and he output the rest from his Windows version of AE. When I got the files back I place them in my document and added a background. The files I output worked fine. The windows files had a rule around the alpha path that I couldn’t get rid of. We both used the same output settings. Pro Res 4444 with alpha.

    Has anyone else had this experience?

    Chris McCormick replied 3 years, 6 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Chris Voelz

    January 13, 2023 at 8:54 pm

    Did your friend render with a straight matte? Sounds like pre-multiplied matte was used which would cause what you describe.

  • Chris McCormick

    January 15, 2023 at 1:41 pm

    I will check with him. Thanks

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