AlexandraNoelLee

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Transparent Background Renders in BLACK!

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November 9, 2017
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Help!! I am trying to export a handwritten font on a transparent background to use in Final cut however everytime I export it there is a black background. I've watched several Youtube videos and nothing seems to work. The Output Module is set to Lossless Alpha. Why is it still exporting with a black background?

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Correct answer Andrew Yoole

Quicktime Animation, PNG and Lossless codecs also support alpha channels.

There is a default Output Module in the Render Queue called Lossless With Alpha.

Use alpha channels, masks, and mattes in After Effects

Andrew YooleCorrect answer

Inspiring

Quicktime Animation, PNG and Lossless codecs also support alpha channels.

There is a default Output Module in the Render Queue called Lossless With Alpha.

Use alpha channels, masks, and mattes in After Effects

Inspiring

If you're on a Mac, use Quicktime's ProRes 4444 codec, RGB+Alpha, Straight (i.e. NOT Premultiplied), Millions (or Trillions) of colors +.

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This solved my problem. The other answer by Andrew was very informative, but didn't provide the correct solution.

Here's the screenshots of the settings Dave provided that worked for me.