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  • Transparent AVIs

    Posted by Fred Lefevre on March 1, 2008 at 2:04 pm

    I am attempting to take particle illusion output in PNG format with transparent background and create a transparent AVI for use in PROSHOW. I have searched throughout the forums and think I am missing just one minor element.

    So far I have been able to create the PNGs, load them into Sony Vegas, follow directions elsewhere to create a transparent AVI, load the AVI created back into Sony Vegas and change the background of that AVI to Transparent. That is about as far as directions have taken me. When I try to save the newly transparent AVI back out of Vegas I always get the background again. What am I missing?

    Thanks

    Douglas Spotted eagle replied 18 years, 6 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  • Edward Troxel

    March 2, 2008 at 3:45 am

    To get transparency, render as UNCOMPRESSED and then go into the settings and make sure the option to preserve transparency is turned on.

    Edward Troxel
    JETDV Scripts

  • Fred Lefevre

    March 2, 2008 at 1:18 pm

    Sorry to be such a newbie but I sure am. So I have rendered the video as UNCOMPRESSED. Now I have the avi output. I reopen the AVI and then go into settings for the transparency option? And if I’ve got that right I’ve searched for this options/settings area with no luck – can you be more specific about where it’s located? I really appreciate your help.

    Thanks,

  • Douglas Spotted eagle

    March 2, 2008 at 4:38 pm

    Right click, properties, set the alpha channel in the Properties.
    You may need to use Premult/Dirty, depending on the content, but usually just setting the channel works.

    Douglas Spotted Eagle
    VASST

    Certified Sony Vegas Trainer
    Aerial Camera/Instructor

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