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Importing Photoshop elements
Hi, all,
Whenever I create text in Photoshop which has a very soft drop shadow and import it into Avid Express or Adrenaline, it always has a fine white halo around the outer edge. I’ve tried changing the i/o and format settings on both programs, to no avail.
Any suggestions?
Thanx!
Tom
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4 Replies
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Save your graphic as a .png. That should get you going…
Jon
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Tom,
The .png suggestion is good and I use it myself all the time, but the reason you are having a problem is that you must first merge the layer effects and rasterize the text in order for Avid to correctly recognize the transparency values. In Photoshop, create a blank layer above the layer with the text/shadow. Link the text layer with the blank layer and select “merge linked”. This will flatten/merge just that layer. If you have a multi-layered graphic, you can import this as a sequence, where the individual layers can be further manipulated with effects in Avid.
Sincerely,
OliverOliver Peters
Post-Production & Interactive Media
Orlando, FL
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Thanks very much, guys! I will try this solution.
Best,
Tom
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Another solution:
Take the title layer with the drop shadow and merge it down with a blank layer. This will remove the little ‘f’ icon on the title layer but preserve the shadow. Then add a new layer below the title and fill it with black. Import it and you should have a nice black shadow…
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