Same footage 2x, one w/alpha, one without?

[John Cuevas]

Are you looking to have a Background color on the bottom layer? You could add Channel -> Solid Composite to the bottom layer.

Johnny Cuevas, Editor
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“I have not failed 700 times. I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work.”
—THOMAS EDISON on inventing the light bulb.

[Eric Chard]

2 layers, same footage.

There is color information in the alpha area. I want to use that color informaation as the background. So, the bottom-most layer will not use its alpha, while the layer above, same footage, will use its alpha.

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[John Cuevas]

Okay I just tried this, I imported a graphic with an alpha channel and left it alone. Then I imported the graphic again, so I have two copies of it and set the interpretation to ignore. Same video with and without alpha channel. Is that what you are trying to accomplish?

Johnny Cuevas, Editor
Thinkck.com

“I have not failed 700 times. I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work.”
—THOMAS EDISON on inventing the light bulb.

[Eric Chard]

So simple? Dang! So, just import it twice, with different interpretations.

–I’m banging my head on my desk here.

Thanks!

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[Darby Edelen]

[John Cuevas] “Okay I just tried this, I imported a graphic with an alpha channel and left it alone. Then I imported the graphic again, so I have two copies of it and set the interpretation to ignore. Same video with and without alpha channel. Is that what you are trying to accomplish?”

You can also duplicate (cmd-d/ctrl-d) your footage item directly in the Project Panel and change its interpretation. You can even rename the individual instances of the footage item in the project panel to keep things clear.

Or you can duplicate the layer in the timeline and apply a Channel > Shift Channels effect with Alpha set to Full On.

Darby Edelen

[John Cuevas]

Geez Darby, now I feel dumb for only coming up with one solution.

Johnny Cuevas, Editor
Thinkck.com

“I have not failed 700 times. I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work.”
—THOMAS EDISON on inventing the light bulb.

[Darby Edelen]

Haha! It’s an Adobe application, there are always 10,000 ways to do it. Even keeping track of a fraction of them takes up a good bit of brain space.

I’m seriously afraid that when I get into my rocking chair years I’ll be mumbling about blending modes and matte layers to my grandchildren.

Darby Edelen