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    Preserving Alpha Channel for FCP?

    Posted by Eric Lochstampfor on January 12, 2011 at 8:05 pm

    Hi,
    I’m trying to use a logo, made by our graphic artist in Final Cut, only when I go to it has a white background. When I view it in Photoshop I can see through to the checkered background, so I am assuming the alpha channel is present.

    I’ve tried re-saving it and that causes the background to turn black.

    The PSD is a school logo with only has one layer.

    Any idea what I need to do to be able to use the logo and still get the alpha channel, or where the problem might lay?

    Thanks in advance!

    Christina Outlaw replied 15 years, 2 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  • Christina Rodriguez

    January 13, 2011 at 1:39 am

    Make sure the logo is in RGB mode (in Photoshop)

    Try, in FCP. with the image selected in your timeline, go to Modify>Alpha TYpe and see if it’s set to none/ignore. If so, change that setting.

    If that doesn’t work, let us know.

    C.R.

  • Eric Lochstampfor

    January 13, 2011 at 2:47 pm

    Yup!

    RGB Mode did the trick.

    Thanks!

  • Christina Outlaw

    March 8, 2011 at 12:41 am

    For future reference RGB mode is effective because CMYK is not detectable by FCP.

    Hope that helps.

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