Thanks Dave. As I indicated, there’s definitely an alpha there when I export, because Photoshop sees it when I open it there. I’ve been using ProRes4444, but I don’t think the problem is the export settings.
Optical Flow may produce better results for slow motion, but the Stabilize behavior is for absolute stabilization rather than “smoothing”. It depends on which you’re looking for. Either way, don’t expect spectacular results from DV footage if your footage is more than a little unsteady.
Well the image I’m working with has a particularly similar foreground and background, so sometimes the propogation process can make things worse as much as it makes other things better. Anywho, thanks for the clarification!