Unable to export a .mov with alpha channel for a transparent background

Question

What am I doing wrong? I can’t export an animation with a transparent background. I follow the steps as discribed in other posts (from years ago) but still, the background turns out black instead of transparent.

These are the export settings I use:

Export > Video/media

Ignore color workarea (checked)

Format > Quicktime / Default (Animate)

Start Adobe Media Encoder immediately (I tried both checked & unchecked)

The output is a .mov file that I can’t open in Quicktime because a dialogue box says it is in not compatible with Quicktime Player.

Who knows what I am doing wrong here?

Mario_CR · Accepted Answer

Ignore the Quicktime message, if you import that mov on a video editing program it will have a transparent background and you'll be able to make use of it.

kglad · Answer

colors are screwy but that preset works for me in vlc.  using an appropriate codec would give better results.

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