Image Transparency Format for Premiere 6.5

BigDude · Post by **BigDude** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 10:38 pm

Just wondering, is there an image format that Premiere will reconize to have transparent sections? Or, am I stuck with green screening everything? I've been fiddling with formats but haven't found one that works for me... and if it matters, I'm using Jasc Paint Shop Pro 8.
Thanks for any insight on this.

Scintilla · Post by **Scintilla** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 10:42 pm

BigDude wrote:Just wondering, is there an image format that Premiere will reconize to have transparent sections? Or, am I stuck with green screening everything? I've been fiddling with formats but haven't found one that works for me... and if it matters, I'm using Jasc Paint Shop Pro 8.
Thanks for any insight on this.

PSD. I think PNG and GIF work as well; not sure about TIFF.

trythil · Post by **trythil** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 10:58 pm

Scintilla wrote:
BigDude wrote:Just wondering, is there an image format that Premiere will reconize to have transparent sections? Or, am I stuck with green screening everything? I've been fiddling with formats but haven't found one that works for me... and if it matters, I'm using Jasc Paint Shop Pro 8.
Thanks for any insight on this.
PSD. I think PNG and GIF work as well; not sure about TIFF.

GIF should be avoided -- its idea of transparency is binary (i.e. transparent or opaque), and is woefully insufficient for anything but the most trivial applications. PNG is far superior in this respect, as it has a real alpha channel.

Targa bitmaps also support alpha channel, although a lot of applications screw it up.

badmartialarts · Post by **badmartialarts** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 12:40 am

I've used .tga and .png files successfully in Premiere Pro and Pro 1.5 for transparent effects and overlays.

BigDude · Post by **BigDude** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 11:00 am

Well this is odd. PSD wont save the transparent areas and just turns them white, TIFF and TGA did the same thing. PNG worked for saving with transparent areas, but Premiere wouldnt take it.

Castor Troy · Post by **Castor Troy** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 11:05 am

If you're using psds with a transparent bg, use the white alpha matte.

BigDude · Post by **BigDude** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 2:08 pm

Ahh, ok, I got it now. White Alpha Matte didnt work but Multiply did. Thanks for the help.

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