This IS the Avid L2: Re: [Avid-L2] MC5.5 export ProRes QT w/ alpha?

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Re: [Avid-L2] MC5.5 export ProRes QT w/ alpha?

So I take it that this (unable to export with alpha) is still the case even with MC6.5?

-Terry

On Nov 14, 2012, at 7:45 AM, bouke wrote:

> Gary,
> It's not the codec, it's that AVID (this is the Avid l) never was able to
> export alpha.
>
> Bouke
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gary Berendsen" <gary@garyberendsen.com>
> To: <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 4:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] MC5.5 export ProRes QT w/ alpha?
>
>
>> From apple:
>>
>>
>> http://documentation.apple.com/en/finalcutpro/professionalformatsandworkflows/index.html#chapter=10%26section=2%26hash=apple_ref:doc:uid:TempBookID-ReplacedWhenAssociatingWithMessierRevision-XDC1-SW4
>>
>> Only with 4444 .
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>>
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>>
>> On Nov 14, 2012, at 4:32 PM, bouke <bouke@editb.nl> wrote:
>>
>>> Since when is this?
>>>
>>> Bouke
>>>
>>> VideoToolShed
>>> van Oldenbarneveltstraat 33
>>> 6512 AS NIJMEGEN
>>> The Netherlands
>>> +31 24 3553311
>>> www.videotoolshed.com
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Andi Meek" <kwikpasta@hotmail.com>
>>> To: <avid-l2@yahoogroups.com>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 4:08 PM
>>> Subject: RE: [Avid-L2] MC5.5 export ProRes QT w/ alpha?
>>>
>>>>
>>>> You can export quicktimes with the alpha, you just have to choose the
>>>> "millions+" option when you do. The "+" means alpha. I've done this
>>>> before with animation quicktimes and Avid has brought them back in as
>>>> an
>>>> alpha matte clip.
>>>> Andi
>>>>
>>>>> To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
>>>>> From: rogershuff@yahoo.co.uk
>>>>> Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 08:00:41 +0000
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] MC5.5 export ProRes QT w/ alpha?
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't think you can export ANYTHING with an alpha. Love to be proved
>>>>> wrong.
>>>>>
>>>>> On 13 Nov 2012, at 23:00, Terry Barnum wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I searched and found posts from quite a while back saying no. Is
>>>>>> this
>>>>>> not possible in 5.5? What about 6.5?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Trying to export out a spectramatte green screen key with alpha in
>>>>>> one
>>>>>> pass versus two (foreground and luma matte).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> -Terry
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Terry Barnum
>>>>>> digital OutPost
>>>>>> http://www.dop.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> With best wishes,
>>>>> Roger Shufflebottom
>>>>> +44 7973 543 660
>>>>>

Terry Barnum
digital OutPost
http://www.dop.com