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Transparent Background
Hi: Working with just making some simple titles in motion and having trouble getting the background to be anything other than the default black. Here is what I have tried:
Changing the project properties to 0% (open apple + j) and exporting out as a QT File, then imported into FCP and still saw the black background in the timeline
I can’t find anything else in the online manual about transparent backgrounds.
Thanks,
JOE
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7 Replies
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Okay, perhaps you need to export a QT file (not sure why, but maybe). If so, I’m not sure what the problem is.
If you don’t absolutely need it as a descrete element in FCP, do the following:
Save the Motion project.
On the top of the canvas window is the name of the project, with a little page icon on its left. Grab this so that it comes loose. Don’t release the mouse.
Apple-Tab to switch to FCP and drag it onto the timeline. Release the mouse. Render and be amazed (this is called Round-Tripping).
If you need to make changes, select the Motion clip in the timeline, right-click and select Open in Editor.
Make your changes and save the revised Motion project.
Tab back to FCP and the changes will be there.If memory serves, this feature (Round-Tripping) works on FCP from version 5.0 on.
Good luck.
Ken
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Did you try exporting it as “Animation” lossless + alpha ?
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Try using livetype instead.
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I am on the above post for DV matte blast help and just tried the “roundtrip”. No audio came in with the clip and after rendering I have black canvas and viewer windows
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I got the round trip to finally work, but even when you set the background to 0%, I am assuming this is to get no color at all, there seems to be a hint of something that is very slightly non-transparent when I import into FCP. I keyed a person with DV Matte Blast and put a background of the Rocky Mountains (in FCP) and rendered. I can still see the the slightly non-trasparent background that came from motion over top of my background.
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The other thing you can do is drag the clip from the timeline into the browser and then experiment with different Alpha settings (scroll to the right).
Good luck.
Ken
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Thanks Ken,
It took some playing, but the roundtip method works the best for a transparent bacground. I think I didn’t have my background (playing with red and green spill etc.) as transparent as I wanted. When I drag back to FCP and render things look pretty good. For digital keying that is. I think DV garage should explain the process a litle better. They have great tutorials, but no instructions and I have had three emails never returned when asking for help.
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