Importing Transparent .mov Files?

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August 6, 2018
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Hey all,

So I've been using After Effects CS6 for years, and just today I finally decided to update to the newest version. In CS6, when I imported a .mov file with no background, it would be transparent in AE. Now, however, the background is a solid black. I'm fairly certain that when I first got CS6 I had the same problem, and there was a setting I had to change, but for the life of me I can't remember what it was. Can anyone help?

Thanks!

Correct answer Mohammad.Harb

In the project panel, if the video info shows

[millions of colors + ] , then the plus sign means the video contains transparency.

when you place the video in a composition, click on “toggle trasparency grid “ button in the comp window

one more trick, place an image or any photograph in the composition, then put the video file on top of that layer, now you can make sure if the video background is transparent or not.

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Rick Gerard

Community Expert

By far, the easiest solution is to use the Output Module's High Quality with Alpha preset. One-click, no problems. The Composition Pre-Render also uses this preset and imports the rendered file directly into After Effects.

Mohammad.Harb

Correct answer

Community Expert

In the project panel, if the video info shows

[millions of colors + ] , then the plus sign means the video contains transparency.

when you place the video in a composition, click on “toggle trasparency grid “ button in the comp window

one more trick, place an image or any photograph in the composition, then put the video file on top of that layer, now you can make sure if the video background is transparent or not.

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lancew95815442

Participant

I'm looking to find out why .mov files that are transparent are not read as transparent in After Effects. I have a .mov file. When I preview it on my mac, it is transparent. Quicktime says its an HEVC with Alpha (8-bit). When I bring it into Ae it loses the alpha. There's no + after millions of colors, and it's not toggling the transparency grid. Any ideas?