[Mark]

Each character on it’s own layer, then use each character as a track matte for the underlying video. Once this is done, you can simply parent all of the mattes (characters) and all of the fills (video layers) to a NULL object. This will make moving the names easier.

You could also skip the NUL parenting and precomp each name…I prefer the parenting method as it keeps all elements “live” in your comp…the obvious advantage to precomping is a cleaner final comp.

Mark

Mark Harvey
Senior Editor
Le Réseau des sports

[Mark]

Are you sure that you do not have any background layers active ??/

Also, what are you rendering to ??? Some codecs do not accept alpha channels…And of course you have to set RGB+Alpha in the render settings in the Render Queue.

Mark

Mark Harvey
Senior Editor
Le Réseau des sports

[Mark]

Actually, it was like editing DV material…I had no issues editing it and laying it back to DVD..I was actually quite surprised.

Mark

Mark Harvey
Senior Editor
Le Réseau des sports

[Mark]

Maybe lens flares and Trpacode Shine ??

Mark

Mark Harvey
Senior Editor
Le Réseau des sports

[Mark]

Then I would think that you need a 3d tracker, as you would need to get the z position…. I am really not all that sure, as I have never had to do this.

Mark

Mark Harvey
Senior Editor
Le Réseau des sports

[Mark]

Is it possible that your colours are illegal ??? try adding an adjustement layer and reducing the overall saturation a touch. Also, render out using progressive, then try comressing.

Mark

Mark Harvey
Senior Editor
Le Réseau des sports

[Mark]

If you have a point in the shot that stays in the entire shot, then you can track that point and apply tracking to only Y…if you do not, then you may need to cut the clip up and do the tracking in segments, then adjust the Y position of each segment to match the other segments…

Mark

Mark Harvey
Senior Editor
Le Réseau des sports

[Mark]

Precomping is creating a new comp, dropping existing footage into that comp, and then bringing that comp into the existing comp….this can be acheived easily by selecting layer(s) and going to the layer menu and selecting precompose. The advantage is that you can make changes in the precomp, and still make changes to the precomp as a layer….

This is pretty basic AE stuff….not to be rude, but I would suggest reading the manual, as this type of stuff is well explained…and the manual will help you get the most out of the program.

Mark

Mark Harvey
Senior Editor
Le Réseau des sports

[Mark]

Where exactly are you viewing this when you see the color ??? If you are viewing in QT player, it is normal not to see transparency…Have you tried re-importing the video back into AE and checking that Alpha channel info is still there ??? Also, what is the color, and what is the color of your background in AE comps…this can be changed via the menus (composition). If you could provide a little more info, it would help. I am also thinking that premultiplied alpha is turned on with some weird color setting, but again, I would need more info.

mark

Mark Harvey
Senior Editor
Le Réseau des sports

[Mark]

Have you tried precomping and adding the mask in the Precomp ?

mark

Mark Harvey
Senior Editor
Le Réseau des sports