Transparent AVI?

a_t_d_i21 · #1 (**permalink**) 05-18-2005, 06:49 PM

I've created an animated text logo in 3ds MAX and I need to create a version with the background transparent. It needs to be an AVI file. Does anyone know how to accomplish this? I'm guessing that I'll need to use After Effects or Premiere.

Marc Peters · #2 (**permalink**) 05-18-2005, 06:54 PM

Make sure you have the transparency setting enabled in 3ds max. Export as an AVI with millions+ colours (the + represents the transparency). You can now import to any application supporting transparency (alpha channel) - including Premiere Pro.

Go to this page http://www.cglearn.com/tutorials/max...fe_part_3.html , and search for this text (ctrl-f, copy and paste into the box)

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Then click the Display Alpha Channel button in the new window. You will see that this file also has a grayscale channel for the transparency of the image, which is called the alpha channel. Look at the sample slot (change it to a cube) to see that the green material you created is showing through around the edges of the wine label. Close the bitmap viewing window.

skratakh · #3 (**permalink**) 05-19-2005, 09:12 PM

whenever i did owt for video in 3dsmax i just set the environment to a bright green and then just used a green screen key in the vid editing program, it gave me the best results.