Realtime Alpha (animation codec)

[Walter Biscardi]

[Ryan Leimbach] ”
The Downstream Keyer on the Kona 3 will allow you to key over a live video input. Great for compositing especially with Motion.”

That’s not exactly what we’re talking about. That’s great for laying a bug or single graphic over an entire show and it’s a cool feature for some uses.

What Cin

[Bart Harrison]

[walter biscardi] “Much more flexible and ultimately more useful in day to day editing than a single stream of Alpha playing out.”

And definitely the MOST asked for feature request I ever get from my customers !!!

Bart

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Bart Harrison
MPA – The HD Suite

America’s VAR
TurnKey Editing Systems, Storage Area Networks
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[Ryan Leimbach]

Leave the Downstream Keyer Off and set the Digital Out SDI Output 1 is set to Video+Key on the Kona Control Panel. Set the Sequence Setting of Final Cut to Animation Codec and the Video Playback to Kona 3 RGBA. The Fill will be Realtime on SDI Out 1 and the Alpha on SDI Out 2. The Sequence must be playing for the Alpha to update.

Hope this is what your looking for I never used the Cinewave.

Ryan

[Walter Biscardi]

[Ryan Leimbach] “Hope this is what your looking for I never used the Cinewave.”

Nope, not what we’re looking for. We’re looking for full Alpha support across all timelines with mulitple graphics in the the timeline. What the AJA feature does is allow a single graphic to be output.

So in the case of my current show, I have 22 names supers I’m going to create in After Effects with alpha channel. With the CineWave, I would simply place all 22 supers in the timeline and hit play, no need to re-render all the supers in the timeline.

AJA’s feature is very cool for applying a single graphic across an entire timeline like a bug.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
https://www.biscardicreative.com
HD Editorial & Animation for Food Network’s “Good Eats”
HD Editorial for “Assignment Earth”

“I reject your reality and substitute my own!” – Adam Savage, Mythbusters

[Bart Harrison]

[walter biscardi] “With the CineWave, I would simply place all 22 supers in the timeline and hit play, no need to re-render all the supers in the timeline.”

Yeah, where’s Andrew Baum when we need him !!!

Bart

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Bart Harrison
MPA – The HD Suite

America’s VAR
TurnKey Editing Systems, Storage Area Networks
HD Consulting, Production & Post, Exhibition & Distribution
http://www.hdsuite.com
954-894-1221

[Walter Biscardi]

[Bart Harrison] “Yeah, where’s Andrew Baum when we need him !!!”

I have no idea. Does anybody know? Did he stay with Pinnacle when Avid made the purchase?

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
https://www.biscardicreative.com
HD Editorial & Animation for Food Network’s “Good Eats”
HD Editorial for “Assignment Earth”

“I reject your reality and substitute my own!” – Adam Savage, Mythbusters

[Bart Harrison]

I heard from a former member of the CineWave engineering team that Andrew’s now with the Pinnacle (Avid) consumer product division. Andrew’s a character, but he always made sure his end users got what they needed ! I miss having him in our corner !!

Bart

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Bart Harrison
MPA – The HD Suite

America’s VAR
TurnKey Editing Systems, Storage Area Networks
HD Consulting, Production & Post, Exhibition & Distribution
http://www.hdsuite.com
954-894-1221