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  • Save with alpha channel???

    Posted by Allan Boes on January 24, 2012 at 10:58 pm

    Can I save my movie with an alpha channel in vegas pro 10?

    If the answer is yes, how do I do it? 🙂

    Allan Boes!!!
    Working in Vegas pro 10 and Adobe photoshop CS5

    James Houghtaling replied 14 years, 3 months ago 4 Members · 3 Replies
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  • Dave Haynie

    January 25, 2012 at 12:14 am

    You have to save to a format that supports alpha channel. In theory, this may include some pro formats like Cineform or DNxHD, probably with the option to compresd the alpha, or leave it uncompressed… lossy compression on alpha is obviously a questionable thing.

    But the common format is just uncompressed AVI. And when brought back in to Vegas, you need to change the clip properties to set the alpha compositing mode.

    -Dave

  • John Rofrano

    January 25, 2012 at 10:30 pm

    In addition to Dave’s suggestions you can also use the QuickTime Animation 32-bit codec. This is what I use when I need to render animations with an alpha channel.

    ~jr

    http://www.johnrofrano.com
    http://www.vasst.com

  • James Houghtaling

    January 26, 2012 at 2:50 am

    I noticed a BCC filter called “save with Alpha” or something like that. Have not had a chance to try it though. Wondering if this picks a proper file format and all?

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    Vegas Pro V11 with Boris Continuum Complete 7, VASST Ultimate S; Bluff Titler; AE5; PhotoPaint and other stuff.

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