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Alpha missing when used from bin – bug
I don’t recall this being an issue previous to 5.1. It appears that dragging an imported LiveType file from a bin to a timeline results in the loss of the alpha channel. Dragging or editing from the viewer works fine. New bug or old feature?
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I can’t reproduce this behavior in 5.1.1. Perhaps someone else can or there is some information you’ve not provided, but a basic LT project has transparency in the timeline regardless of where it’s coming from.
All the best,
Tom
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 2 Editing Workshop” Class on Demand “Complete Training for FCP5” DVD
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There used to be a little setting in LiveType… not sure if it’s still there or not… in the preferences there’s a radio check box for Render Background. If that’s checked it will NOT use the alpha channel and will render out a black background.
Maybe that’s it?
CaptM
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Thanks guys, I will check back on Monday after I reboot. But again CM, I doubt it’s a LiveType issue as the file(s) DID appear with alpha channel in the FCP timeline, but only if dragged or edited from the Source Viewer. Dragging from the bin resulted in a loss of the alpha channel.
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Double check in your browser that the alpha is turned on (scroll to the right until you find the alpha column). I find that FCp has a hard time guessing which alphas to use. Straight, black, white, or ignore.
Jeremy
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[JeremyG] “Double check in your browser that the alpha is turned on (scroll to the right until you find the alpha column)”
Thanks I’ll do that Monday. If this is the case, then I’m curious though why it won’t work from the browser, but will from the viewer.
Has ANYONE else seen this problem?
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That’s easy Les, the viewer has magic powers and the browser is just the browser.
I’m pretty sure that’s stated in the FCP manual somewhere.
Jeremy
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