[Chris Burns]

I’m using CS2

[Chris Burns]

When I try to burn my project it says no DVD burner detected. I also see that Windows now no longer recognizes the DVD Rom either. I found a couple of posts about this but no solutions. Sounds like this becames a problem after installing some Adobe products

[Chris Burns]

No such luck… that’s how I have it set up right now. Precomp with several different shading layers, particular etc., few different bending modes on some layers including add for the lens flare layer, (normal hides the layers beneath the lens flare layer) brought into main comp and blending mode set to screen. Still a black background in the main comp. I go back into the pre comp and shut off the lens flare layer and then I have transparency in the main comp.

Thanks

[Chris Burns]

Ronald suggested it. So I tried it. Just a run down of what I’ve got Dave. I have a object that I have applied a lens flare to and have animated the lens flare around the object. Once I apply the lens flare I lose my transparency. I have changed the blending mode of the lens flare layer (black solid w/ lens flare applied) to screen and have also tried various other blending modes but no luck. If I turn off the lens flare layer there is transparency. Any suggestions? I’d like to render this element out to use in another project but I need the full transparency.

Thanks

[Chris Burns]

After bringing in the comp with the object and the lens flare to the main comp, I changed the blending mode and turned on collapse transformations and I still have no transparency. If I turn the lens flare layer off I have transparency. There must be something I’m missing. I have tint and curves applied to the lens flare layer but that should matter.

[Chris Burns]

So don’t apply the blending mode to the precomp until I bring it into the main comp? I was going to render the comp and bring it in that way or possibly bring it right into premiere that’s why I was trying to get the transparency before rendering this element. I’ll try bringing it into the main comp and clicking collapse transformations. Is it possible to render it with an alpha though?

[Chris Burns]

I tried that but it remains black.

[Chris Burns]

Thanks for the reply Dave,

Actually it’s for the greatest sport, FOOTBALL! lol But now I have to learn my 3D program to create a spinning football.

I’m trying to create this file from scratch, so I’m not sure what you mean.
I’ve got pretty much everything recreated, I just can’t replicate the edges, and the ‘sparklers’ that appear on the right side and kind of fizzle out. Hope I’ve explained it well enough.

Thanks, Chris- MN

[Chris Burns]

Thanks for the reply. I’m not familiar with AC3. Do you render out the audio seperately and bring into Encore? Also, what do you think will give the best results for DV footage for Encoding to DVD?

[Chris Burns]

I have found the settings for the fields but nothing seemed to make a difference. I’ve noticed that the tv screen is showing the seperation and not so much the monitor. It also flickers badly on the tv when paused. I imagine the problem is with using the tv as a monitor. I’m assuming after encoding that it will play just fine on the tv. Still be interested if anyone has any thoughts.

Chris