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  • UltraKeyed clips work in AE, but not FCP

    Posted by Chris Borjis on March 8, 2012 at 1:31 am

    Anyone know why clips exported from premiere pro
    work just fine in after effects but don’t in final cut pro?

    It seems like an odd workflow, but UltraKey works really great
    and I have a fcp project with a deadline that needs some
    keyed clips to replace in a sequence.

    whether I export prores 4444 or animation with 32 bit turned on,
    final cut will not recognize the alpha channel.

    I know its there….if I open the quicktime in finder I see
    the background is knocked out and the info says millions+

    also After effects sees it.

    I have tried all of the alpha options in the fcp bin clip properties.

    very strange

    Josh Weiss replied 14 years, 2 months ago 3 Members · 6 Replies
  • 6 Replies
  • Chris Borjis

    March 8, 2012 at 6:04 pm

    Just figured it out.

    With premiere you have to put the green/blue screen footage on track 2.

    Key it out then right click the bin area (where bars/countdown etc are), select “Transparent Video”
    put that in track 1, export to prores 4444 (mac only option, with final cut studio installed)

    import in final cut pro, works perfect.

  • Steve Brame

    March 8, 2012 at 10:21 pm

    Man…how’d you figure THAT out? Nice catch! I think you should run out and buy some lottery tickets quick!

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    “98% of all computer issues can be solved by simply pressing ‘F1’.”
    Steve Brame
    creative illusions Productions

  • Chris Borjis

    March 8, 2012 at 10:44 pm

    I know, right Steve? 🙂

    just a lucky guess….heading to 7-11 for those tickets!

  • Josh Weiss

    March 11, 2012 at 5:03 pm

    Chris, not sure why that worked, transparent video is to be able to add filters above your video, like the timecode effect. It shouldn’t have to do withe exporting the alpha. Are you sure you didn’t just need to change how fcp brought it in. In other words, change the alpha from none to straight or premultiplied?

  • Chris Borjis

    March 12, 2012 at 4:42 pm

    yeah josh I tried everything.

    FCP just would not see the transparency without it.

    Doesn’t make any sense (maybe a bug in 5.5?) but it works
    and got the clips processed just in time for the deadline.

  • Josh Weiss

    March 12, 2012 at 4:51 pm

    Hey, as long as it worked!

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