Oh, I see where the confusion is. Not export from Photoshop, export from Premiere. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darth Mon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 1:00 PM Subject: [AP] Re: Filmstrip question
Hi Jeff, We-ll, you're right about that. uhm... the part that i'm stumped is the export part. export to what? i'm only given 2 choices: zoomview and path to illustrator. Thanks again for your help. --- In [email protected], "Jeff Schell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I would hesitate to use the blue screen filter, as you won't get the same > quality as you would using alpha channel. > > Which part of the suggestion has you stumped? Reading your email, I can't > see where you got stuck. Let me know. Thanks. -jeff > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Darth Mon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 3:26 PM > Subject: [AP] Re: Filmstrip question > > > Hi Jeff, > > Thanks for the help... I'm trying to do as you suggest but when you > said export, that kinda opened up new worlds in photoshop that I am > not familiar with. Like zoomview and paths to illustrator. > > At this point, the only thing that I can think of is make the > bacground all blue and use the blue screen filter. The only problem > with that is that I can't resize the clip which is why I wanted to use > alpha channel in the first place. Unless, there is a way to use 2 > transparency settings at the same time. > > --- In [email protected], "Jeff Schell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > Darth-- > > > > Filmstrip alpha channels don't behave in the same way, say, a > photoshop .psd > > file would. For example, in a photoshop file, if the layer is > anything other > > than "background", premiere will interpret the "checkerboard > background" as > > a transparent region of the alpha channel. > > > > With filmstrips, you can only have one layer--and it must be the > background > > layer. So creating an "empty hole" on a non-background layer in your > > filmstrip doesn't necessarily work. It creates a white space, as you > > learned. > > > > The better method would be to export your filmstrip with millions+ > colors. > > You can do one of two things at this point: > > > > 1. In photoshop, go to channels palette and turn on only the alpha > channel. > > Paint on the alpha channel. > > > > 2. Use your lasso/magic wand tools (or quickmask mode) to define your > > selection. Right-click on it and save the selection to the alpha > channel. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Darth Mon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 3:41 PM > > Subject: [AP] Filmstrip question > > > > > > Hi Gurus! > > > > I'm experimenting with film strips and I have a short clip that I > > exported as a filmstrip. Reason being is that I wanted to Isolate a > > character and the rest of the background transparent. I opened the > > file in Photoshop and proceeded to create a new layer to create an > > alpha channel. However, when I open this back in premiere, the clip > > does have an alpha channel but is not transparent but is a white > > background. What could I have done wrong? > > > > Btw, I have set the transparency setting to alpha channel. > > Thanks for any help. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > Yahoo! Groups Links ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Most low income households are not online. Help bridge the digital divide today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/I258zB/QnQLAA/TtwFAA/ADr1lB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
