[Prema Ball]

I think the simplest solution would be to have the project and media files on an external/portable hard drive, as long as it’s 7200 rpm, not a 5400 rpm bus powered drive.

The main reason being, you wouldn’t have to reconnect the media constantly. as far as the project is concerned it’s always in the same place, on the specified drive.

Make sure you use the Canon E1 plugin and transcode your 5d footage in your project when you’re importing it. it works like a charm and keeps everything in apple’s efficient pro res 422 codec.

[Prema Ball]

I didn’t have to key any part of it, but that is definitely something that I will keep in mind on other projects I’m working on.

Both John’s and your suggestions have been very helpful.

Thank you.

[Prema Ball]

Sorry I misspoke on the export/render. Go back and forth between so many programs that sometimes I use the wrong terminology.

It would be a movie. A quicktime animation codec. Millions of colors + (rgb+alpha) at best (100) quality.

but the problem I run into, is that if I have black as part of the graphic I’ve made, it comes out translucent, treats the black as part of the alpha. do I have to make the background something toher than black for it to differentiate it from the BG?

thanks for the response.

[Prema Ball]

Thank you for the response Kevin. I figured it was something like that, though I don’t understand why it would work any different than a constant speed change, which it allows me to do no problem. Then again that’s probably why I use the software and don’t write it.

cheers