If the images aren't too large, or your framerate doesn't need to be
superfast, you could use an image sequence inside an LDM (a Director
shockwave movie (*.dcr) imported into your current movie) or flash.

Charlie Fiskeaux II
Media Designer
The Creative Group
www.cre8tivegroup.com
859/858-9054x29

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeremy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 2:52 PM
Subject: RE: <lingo-l> Movie transparency


> I made a completely green map for a game, and outputted bitmap sequences
> of some demos I recorded, because I just want the models. What I want to
> do is key out the green, which I have done in after effects, but I want
> a transparent background in the sequence when I render it back out into
> a png sequence, so I can use just the model animation as an overlay for
> another image, but I don't want to render the image into the sequence,
> because I want it to be a variable image within director. Any ideas?
>
> J
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of roy crisman
> Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 1:02 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: <lingo-l> Movie transparency
>
>
> To the best of my knowledge, and despite QT having alpha or transparency
> in
> their spec, you cannot actually have transparent, alpha-like behaviour
> from
> QT.  You can mask, but not transparency.
>
> Maybe instead of trying to answer your question I should ask you to be
> more
> specific:  do you care what kind of video it is, do you mean 1-bit
> masking,
> or true 256 level alpha, etc.?
>
> roymeo
>
> At 03:58 AM 1/30/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> >What type/format can I render out a movie in after effects in order to
> >have transparency within director?
> >
> >J
> >
> >
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