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 Sponsor --------------------~--> 1.2 million kids a year are victims of human trafficking. Stop slavery. http://us.click.yahoo.com/.QUssC/izNLAA/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/
