Premiere Pro doesn't recognize transparent png (appears as just black)

[Festive_dare5EF5]

Hi everyone,

I am a total beginner in Premiere Pro and have a problem with my png file. I created a png file with a transparent background in Photoshop. When I import it in Premiere Pro, I am able to drop it at the right place of my sequence but when playing it, only a black background appears without the picture on it. It's the same when it is imported as psd file with different layers. 

Thanks for your help!

[Ann Bens]

Transparancy shows as black.

Move the png over an image or check the transparancy grid under the wrench in the Program window.

[MarekMularczyk]

When you import images with transparency into Premiere (like .png), it'll look like it's black background but it's transparent. Premiere shows black as a background by default.

Drop your image onto V2 track and add another clip onto V1 and you should see the transparency 😉

[Jake24799946pnke]

Hello. I know this is an old thread, but this is exactly the issue I'm having...but I have the transparency showing. Looks great in source monitor, but when I add it to the sequence it's just black. I really don't understand it. 

Can someone from this thread please help me? I didn't want to start a new thread. 

[Ann Bens]

Works fine here. Might want to set Set to Framesize as the image is huge.

Nothing else in V7 and 8?

[Richard M Knight]

Do you have the transparency set for both source and program monitors?

[Jake24799946pnke]

That was it...DUH!

Downloaded from a silly site, and didn't realize how big it was. Brain glitch.

Thanks so much for quick response, I was really confused.

[RAMIRE JAMES35363946cl44]

Thanks pro ..it's a trick

[Daniel31322766g3on]

The first frame must contain some transparency. Go figure it!

[Blue38198361x0mp]

In my case the issue was that Proxies were on... The transparency is not kept on the proxy video.
After turning proxy off, the video became transparent...