Apple Motion 5 tutorial - How to export an animated video with alpha channel transparency

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Uploaded by on Jun 24, 2011

this is tutorial video on how to export an animated video file with an alpha channel transparency using Apple Motion 5

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  • I'm still getting the black background when I export. My hope was to get transparent text motion for use in boinx tv, but the black video covers up my main image. Do you have to key the black out in a post production program, or did I miss something? Any help would be great and thanks for the vid!!

  • @1NewIdeaKen try apple pro res 444

  • ProRes444 supports alpha channels

  • @holdenrains yes that is the one :) ty :)

  • good tip, I would have spent hours or so trying to figure that one out!

  • @herojig ty :) I had quiet a bit of a confusion with it myself so I thought I should deff make this a tutorial video to save others from the headache !!!

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  • Tremendously helpful! Thank you!

  • After you export with color + alpha in Apple Pro Res, you must import in final cut pro or any other editing software and change the composite mode of the clip to ADD under MODIFY. This will give you the transparency you are looking for.

  • even if you export using ProRes444 it still does not have a transparent background. after exporting once i bring the clip into premiere pro the clip still is not transparent. how do you just get the text to show up on the video without the black background?

  • Hi,

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  • no luck... I've tried everything. Can't seem to export to FCPX with Alpha... the black background stays... UGH. Anyone else with any good ideas?

  • @holdenrains Thanks, I didn't even need to watch the video after reading your comment

  • I've tried all option but still a black background... Can someone pls help?

  • APPLE MOTION 5 MUZZLE FLASH TUTORIAL ON MY CHANNEL!

  • Thank you dgtronic, that's very helpful!

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