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adobenewbie123
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January 24, 2017
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Making a black background transparent on a video clip

  • January 24, 2017
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I have a spcial efffects clip that I would like to place over an existing video track but just show the fireball effect without the black background blocking the track underneath.  Is there a way I can make the black background transparent so I can overlay only the fire effect.  I am currently using Adobe premiere Elements 10.

Thanks for  your time and input!

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    Correct answer Ann Bens

    Drop the Luma Key onto the clip. It will key out the black.

    Tweak the Threshhold and Cutoff.

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    Steve Grisetti
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    April 21, 2019

    Please mark her answer as correct, Michael.

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    Bill SpragueCommunity Expert
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    April 21, 2019

    Michael,

    You waited two and a half years to discover Ann's method worked!

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      josiah2020c
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      August 13, 2019

      whsprague,

      You waited 2 and a half years to comment something absolutely unnecessary!

      Ann Bens
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      Ann BensCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      January 25, 2017

      Drop the Luma Key onto the clip. It will key out the black.

      Tweak the Threshhold and Cutoff.

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        adobenewbie123Author
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        January 26, 2017

        Thanks Ann. I'll give it a shot!

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        Steve Grisetti
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        January 26, 2017

        Videomerge or Chroma Key would be a better suggestion.

        Though I agree with Bob: without some specifics about the media you're working with, any suggestions would be general and possibly wrong.

        Peru Bob
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        Peru BobCommunity Expert
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        January 24, 2017

        What kind of clip is it and where did you get it from?

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        adobenewbie123Author
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        January 25, 2017

        The effect is a fireball and it is already imported into premiere.  My goal is to figure out a way to make the background transparent on the clip so you only see the fireball on the clip where the overlay occurs and not the  background covering everything else. The color of the background is black.

        Peru Bob
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        Peru BobCommunity Expert
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        January 25, 2017

        Yes, but if you could tell us what type of clip and where it is from, we may be able to offer a way to do it.

        Without knowing that, I can only suggest rotoscoping in After Effects, which will take near forever for a clip like that.

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