Partial transparency in premiere (and photoshop).

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Partial transparency in premiere (and photoshop).

Postby kearlywi » Fri Sep 19, 2003 5:08 pm

I have a clip that I used the transform effect on, I tweaked its size and position so that it fit into the lower right corner of the screen (it takes up about 1/4 of the screen). The other 3/4 of my screen is black. I need to make that black space clear (completely clear) while leaving my 1/4 screen transformed clip at 100% opacity. This way the video file below it will show on the 3/4 of empty space that I have. I tried a few things in premiere to do this, and after failing several times, I gave up and exported the entire clip, frame by frame, to photoshop. I had trouble in photoshop anyway, but that comes later.

Is there anyway to do what I am trying to do without Exporting the clip out of premiere to edit in abother program?

Now on to photoshop. I trimmed my file into 2 layers setting the opacity on the layer I don't want to 0% while keeping the opacity of the layer I do want at 100%. I then went to: FILE/Save AS (saved as .gif). The file has white layers instead of clear ones. How can I get my layers with 0% opacity to be ACTUALLY clear (instead of white) when I import my file into premiere?

BOTH of these questions are crucial for my current AMV. Please answer both if you can.
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Re: Partial transparency in premiere (and photoshop).

Postby kearlywi » Fri Sep 19, 2003 5:11 pm

kearlywi wrote:
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Postby burntoast » Fri Sep 19, 2003 5:27 pm

For your first problem, try this: Right-click on the clip which you used the transform effect on, and go to Video Options - Transparency. Then select Black Alpha Matte from the drop-down menu. Place your other clip below and it should work the way you've described.

Sorry but I can't answer the second question. :(
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Postby kearlywi » Fri Sep 19, 2003 5:37 pm

SWEET ASS! It worked. One of the things I messed with was transparency but I stopped just short of black alpha matte. || close.

Anyway thank you very much. I wouldnt have figured it out otherwise.

As far as Photoshop, now that problem #1 is solved, problem #2 is a LOT less crucial. I have friends (with lots of Photoshop exp)who can probably help me with that. If not I will post again.
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Postby kearlywi » Fri Sep 19, 2003 5:43 pm

At the very bottom of you message there is a link to your newest amv. How did you create that link. I am assuming That it is an option somewhere in "profile." Also how did you attach you FF6 banner?
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Postby Dannywilson » Fri Sep 19, 2003 6:04 pm

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Postby burntoast » Fri Sep 19, 2003 6:07 pm

kearlywi wrote:At the very bottom of you message there is a link to your newest amv. How did you create that link. I am assuming That it is an option somewhere in "profile." Also how did you attach you FF6 banner?

Yeah, you can input these links into the signature area of your profile. For the link to my AMV, I used this set of tags:
Code: Select all
[url=http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members/members_videoinfo.php?v=19895]Flicker[/url]

For the link to the FFVI Character Project site, and also the sig pic, I used this:
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[url=www.pie-row.com/finalfantasy.htm]
[img]www.pie-row.com/finalfantasy/ffprojectbanner.jpg][/img]
[/url]

Just replace the URLs above with your own and they should work.
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Postby kearlywi » Fri Sep 19, 2003 6:29 pm

geektastic
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Postby Warpwind » Sat Sep 20, 2003 1:28 am

I don't know if you are still after the answer to the photoshop question but I've got some time on my hands so...

You are right in trying to save it as a gif it's one of the few formats that support transparency but you have to check the Transparency box when you go to the "save for web" function. I'd use File/Save for Web if it's there in your version of photoshop because it shows you the optimised file before it saves it so you can see what it looks like... the function may be called "Save as optimised" in earlier versions I can't really remember. Anyway this won't be good if you have a gradual transparency because it will put a little white border in no matter what kind of transparency dither you use.

I'd just save the whole thing as a .psd (photoshop doc) and then import it into premiere and it should ask you which layer to import and then you choose the one you want and get a better transparency.
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Postby trythil » Sat Sep 20, 2003 1:58 am

Warpwind wrote:I don't know if you are still after the answer to the photoshop question but I've got some time on my hands so...

You are right in trying to save it as a gif it's one of the few formats that support transparency


GIF is a terrible format, even without LZW patent issues. It just sucks.

Use PNG/MNG, or just import the PSD if you can.
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Postby kearlywi » Sat Sep 20, 2003 2:32 am

will do
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Postby Pie Row Maniac » Mon Sep 22, 2003 7:42 pm

There's always TIFF as well.

Unless I'm missing something.
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Partial transparency in premiere (and photoshop).

Postby CHWOODYARD » Mon Oct 06, 2003 4:10 pm

Since your first question was answered, I'll try to answer your second one.

From what I understand, you want a small image that fits in the corner of the screen and the rest to be clear and transparent. I would have to think that you delete all the information on the layer that has 0% opacity. Or delete that layer entirely and create a new layer and not fill it with color. Save the file as a PSD and import it into Premier. Premier will ask you what layer you wnat to ipmort from the file and pick the layer that is 100% opacity. As long as the dimensions of the PSD file match the dimensions of your project you will be fine.
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