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Exporting with Transparent Background
I need to export full quality lower third graphics for a client with a transparent background so that they can add it on top of their normal edits. I am wondering how I do this at full quality. I have tried the suggested animation compression with an alpha channel but a large amount of quality is lost in this method. Any suggestions?
-Colin
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[Colin Wiencek] “but a large amount of quality is lost in this metho”
How did you form that conclusion? Animation at 100% quality is considered lossless.
You can check out the Sheer video codec. I don’t remember if it can do alpha channels or not.
Sean
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I came to that conclusion by looking at the source and the exported copy at full quality. The source was clearly better focused and more clear. I will try the Sheer codec and let you guys know.
-Colin
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There should be no quality loss with the animation codec. Can you describe what you’re doing?
If your client is using fcp, just create a project with lower 3rds only and email it. Your client would Copy and paste as needed. -
[Colin Wiencek] “Any suggestions? “
Yes. Where are you checking this quality? Quicktime? It sounds to me you are looking at a straight alpha channel which can look “distorted” until it’s composited correctly in a compositing program.
Have you brought your exports back in to FCP or AE or Motion to check them?
Jeremy
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for this kind of thing I use a .psd with a single layer.
drops right in and looks perfect without being a huge file size.and Jeremy is right, alpha’s can look ugly under certain conditions but should look perfect when played out.
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