Thanks for all the answers...
LINDA:
When exporting I can only choose .avi or different (still) image
formats. How do I chose to export as a Quicktime file?
Working with 1000+ still image files seems like too much work, so I
would prefere to work in a video format.
JOHN:
The term "normal" was only use to differentiate it from the alpha
channel (and maybe the fact that I'm from Denmark, so my english
isn't that got, and I wasn't able to find a better word). It does
seem that particleIllusion hasn't got very good export options, but
otherwise it's a very nice app, which I'm very happy to have found,
so I would be very happy to find a solution to my problem.
JASON:
I've tried to use the Screen Key, but nothing happens. The black
background stays black. Using the Chroma Key, I can remove the black
and make things "work", but when I need to use smoke or fire, I
don't things this will work properly (partial transparency through
the smoke etc.).
JEFF:
I'm using Pro 1.5, and the .avi files is 24bit (don't know if that's
million+ or just million), but it doesn't seem to have an alpha
channel in the file.
If Premiere isn't able to "merge" the two seperate .avi files
("normal" and alpha channel) particleIllusion is able to create,
does anybody know of another app which is able to do this?
--- In [email protected], "Linda Rossiter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> Well, you learn something every day!
>
> Meanwhile, the particleIllusion forum says
>
> "The solution is to render to a sequence of images (like PNG, TIF,
or TGA).
> You can render those with alpha channels."
>
> If you need it, I found the forum here:
>
> http://forums.creativecow.net/cgi-bin/new_view_posts.cgi?forumid=23
>
> Linda
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of John Morgan
> Sent: 25 January 2006 22:56
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [AP] Alpha channel
>
>
> Use of the word "normal" here, belies Particle Illusion as less
> sophisticated. I don't know your app, but in comparison to After
> Effects, AE has a "video for windows" export method, that if
selected
> and configured as "lossless," does give you the option to create
an AVI
> file with embedded alpha channel. So, avi's can contain alpha
channels
> if your app has the capability to export them that way. Otherwise,
what
> Linda says is right on the money.
>
>
>
> It could well be that my version of AE, which inherits a small
component
> of hardware support from the Matrox RT.X100 card, is using a
> proprietary VFW codec from Matrox.
>
>
>
> Just wanted to add my 2 pfennigs that AVI's can contain embedded
> alpha...dependent on your software/hardware config.
>
>
>
> Hi Linda!
>
> John
>
>
>
> _____
>
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Linda Rossiter
> Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 3:18 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [AP] Alpha channel
>
>
>
> To get the alpha channel recognised in Premiere, you'll either
need to
> export from Illusion in QuickTime, or as single frame files (.tga).
>
> An avi file won't have the alpha info needed.
>
> Linda
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of for_laekker
> Sent: 25 January 2006 10:20
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [AP] Alpha channel
>
>
> Hi
>
> I've created a sequence in particleIllusion and exported it as
> a "normal" video file and an alpha channel. But I can't seem to
find a
> way to use the alpha channel on the "normal" file to get the
> transparency.
>
> >From what I get when reading the Premiere help files, the alpha
> channel should be a part of the "normal" video file, but this
doesn't
> seem to be possible when exporting in particleIllusion.
>
> Hope someone can help me (and understands my problem :0)
>
> Thanks
> dixib
>
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