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Default backround as alpha channel
I don’t know if I have to reload motion 1 or not, but when I do projects, I can’t get the background to default as an alpha channel.
I do a lot of work with Zaxwerks proanimator and also a lot of Digital Juice Products.
I have looked high and low and can change background color (at times) but can’t get the alpha channel I need to export lower thirds and graphics, etc. I have been having to composite in FCP, which is limiting.First, can you walk me though the default steps and I will see if I can can get it. I would like to have it set as a default, but would also like to add a background at any time in a project if i need to.
Thanks.
G5 2.0, 4MB Ram OSX 10.4.8 FCP Studio 5, Zaxwerks, Mbox Adobe Creative Suite.
G5, 1.7, 4MB RAM, 30″cine, G4, 1.6 2MB RAM, Mbox, Neumann TLM-103, FCP HD 5. Pro Tools, Adobe Creative Suite, Reason 3.0, Macromedia Studio, ProAnimator, HVX200 with Firestore v4.0
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Lookup “exporting with alpha channels” in the PDF manual. That will give you the correct answer.
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I tried by the book. I set my transparency to 0% and used the alpha + lossless and still get a black background on the rendered .mov file.
I also can’t change the background color in the project properties.
any more sugestions?
G5, 1.7, 4MB RAM, 30″cine, G4, 1.6 2MB RAM, Mbox, Neumann TLM-103, FCP HD 5. Pro Tools, Adobe Creative Suite, Reason 3.0, Macromedia Studio, ProAnimator, HVX200 with Firestore v4.0
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I tried by the book. I set my transparency to 0% and used the alpha + lossless and still get a black background on the rendered .mov file.
I also can’t change the background color in the project properties.
any more suggestions?
G5, 1.7, 4MB RAM, 30″cine, G4, 1.6 2MB RAM, Mbox, Neumann TLM-103, FCP HD 5. Pro Tools, Adobe Creative Suite, Reason 3.0, Macromedia Studio, ProAnimator, HVX200 with Firestore v4.0
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I tried by the book. I set my transparency to 0% and used the alpha + lossless and still get a black background on the rendered .mov file.
I also can’t change the background color in the project properties.
any more suggestions?
G5, 1.7, 4MB RAM, 30″cine, G4, 1.6 2MB RAM, Mbox, Neumann TLM-103, FCP HD 5. Pro Tools, Adobe Creative Suite, Reason 3.0, Macromedia Studio, ProAnimator, HVX200 with Firestore v4.0
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I tried by the book. I set my transparency to 0% and used the alpha + lossless and still get a black background on the rendered .mov file.
I also can’t change the background color in the project properties.
any more suggestions?
G5, 1.7, 4MB RAM, 30″cine, G4, 1.6 2MB RAM, Mbox, Neumann TLM-103, FCP HD 5. Pro Tools, Adobe Creative Suite, Reason 3.0, Macromedia Studio, ProAnimator, HVX200 with Firestore v4.0
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I tried by the book. I set my transparency to 0% and used the alpha + lossless and still get a black background on the rendered .mov file.
I also can’t change the background color in the project properties.
any more suggestions?
G5, 1.7, 4MB RAM, 30″cine, G4, 1.6 2MB RAM, Mbox, Neumann TLM-103, FCP HD 5. Pro Tools, Adobe Creative Suite, Reason 3.0, Macromedia Studio, ProAnimator, HVX200 with Firestore v4.0
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When you view your exported clip with Quicktime, the background will be black, though if you pull it into FCP and lay it on Video track 2, or whatever, the alpha channel should work its magic, yes?
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I must be having a bad day. yes, after import into FCP, I did get the alpha channel.
Many thanks.
G5, 1.7, 4MB RAM, 30″cine, G4, 1.6 2MB RAM, Mbox, Neumann TLM-103, FCP HD 5. Pro Tools, Adobe Creative Suite, Reason 3.0, Macromedia Studio, ProAnimator, HVX200 with Firestore v4.0
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In the Project Properties there is type of background to select, Transparent or Solid have you checked it ?
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