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Targa Text
Need some urgent help — a few questions regarding importing targa files into avid
I have been given PSD files with the text and need to convert these files into targas — i need to make sure that when i import the files into Avid Media composer and put the text on top of a video it looks clear
so basically how do i do that — the psd — has the text with a black background
in addition — how do I make a targa when i am given a psd — text with a transparency background
in addition — what if i am given a psd — with the text and next to the text is a colorful slogan of a company — either in a transparency background / black or white
so please help me out —
can some one please write a step by step on creating these targa files — I know its something to do with creating an alpha channel — but i don’t know how
please help its urgent
Thanks
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Do you have to use targa? .png files have an alpha with them, and are much easier to work with.
Do you have access to PhotoShop? I know Avid will import .psd files, but I’m not sure if you can specify which layer you bring in. You’ll need PShop to create either the targa, or better yet a .png, or tiff… whatever will work for you and supports an alpha.
Jon
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A bit difficult to tell.
Just share my Experience in PAL.
Create Empty or transparency bakground of 768 x 576 in PhotoShop size.
Make sure your logo has alpha chanel. Define a position where it should be.
If you don’t have, you have to make it by yourself (hope you understand how to do that. If not, you have a long way to become as a standard Editor).
Merge the layer and save it as PSD file.
Import in AVID as Maintain, Square, Single Field and 610/709 use existing or Invert Alpha.
Mine work fine.
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