[Andrew Wise]

Thanks Ed,
I’m going to look into Flip4Mac. I’ll likely be running into this more & more…. sounds like it may be my best option if I don’t want to pull my hair out (which I don’t)

[Andrew Wise]

I talked with the web person once. They really don’t know what to ask me for. They have not done alot in terms of incorporating video into a website….so it’s a new area for both of us. I was hoping for an easy way to convert the project (from FCP) that would work well in most cases.
thanks, -Andrew

[Andrew Wise]

I don’t think you will have a need for a drop shadow on a black background.
For other color backgrounds try:

OFFSET: 3
ANGLE: 135
COLOR: BLACK
SOFTNESS: 10
OPACITY: 75

There are no hard & fast rules (that I know of). Just play around with the settings and use what you think looks good.
Andrew

[Andrew Wise]

Thanks for the reply. I guess you learn something new everyday.
-Andrew

[Andrew Wise]

Thanks Tony, (and Matthew, Ed, Mark, Thax and DKD)
You’ve cleared up an issue that has (suprisingly) never come up (for me) before.
Very much appreciated!!
Andrew

[Andrew Wise]

Thanks for the reply Matthew. I thought it was kind of a strange request…especially since this project is not for broadcast.
Andrew

[Andrew Wise]

Thanks Todd (and everyone else who responded),
I’m going to try the .tiff with preserve transparency and play with the alpha channels until I get something to work. It sounds like what I’m looking for.
Thanks again,
Andrew

[Andrew Wise]

I appreciate the advice, but I still have the problem of not having the element cut out because when you flatten the image, it imports into FCP with a solid background. I guess what I’m looking for is a way to bring clean graphic elements ,without any background, into FCP without having to deal with (them turning into) sequences or with choma keying.

[Andrew Wise]

Thank you Bryce and everyone who responded to my post. I really appreciate it and I feel like I have a clearer path.
Andrew

[Andrew Wise]

Thanks for the reply.
Andrew