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rendering in Media Encoder Alpha channel not working
I keep running into issues with media encoder not rendering an alpha channel for my projects. I’m using DNx HD codec. it seems like no matter what i do it refuses to render correctly… it just doesn’t make an alpha channel… has any one run into this issue before? if so what did you do to fix it?
Ty
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In which app do you want to reimport the DNxHD clips? Depending on the app, importing the Alpha from DNxHD can be a little tricky sometimes.
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How, exactly, are you determining that the alpha channel is not being created?
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Todd Kopriva, Adobe Systems Incorporated
After Effects quality engineering
After Effects team blog
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The Adobe apps do not understand DNxHD compressed alpha. When rendering DNxHD with alpha, make sure in the codec settings that you are using uncompressed alpha if you wish to use the output with an Adobe application.
Walter Soyka
Designer & Mad Scientist at Keen Live [link]
Motion Graphics, Widescreen Events, Presentation Design, and Consulting
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Like Dave said. Make sure the settings on “output module” Channels:RNG+Alpha Color:Straight(unmatted)
Export as RAW AVI. Take that intermediary and import it in AVID with appropriate alpha settings (I’m assuming that is its final destination). Its also faster to do it this way than trying to export as DNxHD from AE.
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I have been using compressed mattes in DNxHD for several years without a problem. Under AE CC it is now broken. This will dramatically increase the sizes of my files and I would regard this as a serious bug.
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[Kolin James] “I have been using compressed mattes in DNxHD for several years without a problem. Under AE CC it is now broken. This will dramatically increase the sizes of my files and I would regard this as a serious bug.”
I agree it’s serious. Please file a bug report [link]. (I have filed mine.)
Walter Soyka
Designer & Mad Scientist at Keen Live [link]
Motion Graphics, Widescreen Events, Presentation Design, and Consulting
@keenlive | RenderBreak [blog] | Profile [LinkedIn]
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