Return-Path: Received: from mail-pa0-f47.google.com ([209.85.220.47] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5101992 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:23:08 +0200 Received: by mail-pa0-f47.google.com with SMTP id kl14so1950034pab.6 for ; Tue, 11 Jun 2013 01:32:59 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type:x-gm-message-state; bh=YZHgiB2HfwJkcw6xqI2Wmre3fNnzPYFXjY+KkdDOEEE=; b=Gnq9znNfq2khp+Htq34J9deAAUKkfJBBj7mzhv2uDS7emJaGfc9wHSd/H/CL3gl3Wj RQv4X2GlfE8xQZ/5y53niV8qUHLLg7Xnmx6OS3YF4ssZeBVpdVdijAJT5Ve6cAs/Q4NC 1YIz15flt0JncE7OLBzQsuedd0HJQFfFm31uk9ukr/H26icx3IjWL7C0fqrcCP9VjTo5 k+aAFVE84C6DLmL+rb9Vg9z4qFbAlA6Q0gH0+U+IDDiUdQx78+EFyeNoL7cfKGca+2NF F3Td0yJF1+N2fB7PGgwRUPlB99kXX87MoNDLSWxiL6ej01WHRHzLtpCozmZNDlcwtTOB xvTw== X-Received: by 10.66.157.130 with SMTP id wm2mr17604493pab.156.1370939579202; Tue, 11 Jun 2013 01:32:59 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.66.122.165 with HTTP; Tue, 11 Jun 2013 01:32:39 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: From: Robert Kjettrup Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:32:39 +0200 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] [OT]: Video player to that shows alpha channels? To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b6d7e98a098db04dedcbead X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQk+3v45GuqbRljuPbAZdIAqKs4CyIdsiRJV+YPlWdx7IhibmsErkbHNXBcXt67A3e1+Z+sk --047d7b6d7e98a098db04dedcbead Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I think Bridge used to show the alpha of video files, but something broke in either CS5 or CS6 (i can't remember when) and now it just shows RGB straight for all video files with alpha and that look all messed up. But you maybe can use that to show what files have alpha by seeing what thumbnail is shown messed up in RGB straigt :-) - Robert 2013/6/11 scott.aelist > I know how to render with an alpha. It's just sometimes the list of > deliverables gets really long and inevitably i forget to render with an > alpha, or perhaps I have a white or black solid at the bottom of my comp > that i forgot about. It's easy to review files for deliver visually, but > not for alpha channels. Even if the file info says there's an alpha, that > doesn't mean it has rendered correctly. Perhaps I should get into the habit > of using a bright blue BG comp color so that it will show up, > > > On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 8:28 PM, Glen Tubbesing wrote: > >> Actually, I think I should have asked what codec you are using. I know >> when I've tried to export something with an alpha channel, I have to be >> careful which codec I use. I don't have access to a Mac, so I don't know if >> Prores lets you put in an alpha channel. Just make sure that your color >> depth is millions+ and you should have the alpha. But, to tell you the >> truth, Scott, I've never seen a video player that gives the checkerboard >> pattern for alpha. Usually, it's just a black screen. >> On Jun 10, 2013 8:08 PM, "scott.aelist" wrote: >> >>> QT animation and Prores... I was hoping there'd be some player that >>> would give you maybe an alpha toggle button or something like photoshop's >>> checkerboard view to indicate alpha... >>> >>> On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 7:57 PM, Glen Tubbesing wrote: >>> >>>> What file format are you using? Some don't have alpha channels >>>> available. >>>> >>> > --047d7b6d7e98a098db04dedcbead Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I think Bridge used to show the alpha of video files, but = something broke in either CS5 or CS6 (i can't remember when) and now it= just shows RGB straight for all video files with alpha and that look all m= essed up. But you maybe can use that to show what files have alpha by seein= g what thumbnail is shown messed up in RGB straigt :-)

- Robert



2013/6/11 scott.aelist <scott.a= elist@gmail.com>
I know how to render with an alpha. It's= just sometimes the list of deliverables gets really long and inevitably i = forget to render with an alpha, or perhaps I have a white or black solid at= the bottom of my comp that i forgot about. It's easy to review files f= or deliver visually, but not for alpha channels. Even if the file info says= there's an alpha, that doesn't mean it has rendered correctly. Per= haps I should get into the habit of using a bright blue BG comp color so th= at it will show up,


On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 8:28 PM, Glen Tubbes= ing <gtubbesing@gmail.com> wrote:

Actually, I think I should have asked what codec you are usi= ng. I know when I've tried to export something with an alpha channel, I= have to be careful which codec I use. I don't have access to a Mac, so= I don't know if Prores lets you put in an alpha channel. Just make sur= e that your color depth is millions+ and you should have the alpha. But, to= tell you the truth, Scott, I've never seen a video player that gives t= he checkerboard pattern for alpha. Usually, it's just a black screen.

On Jun 10, 2013 8:08 PM, "scott.aelist"= ; <scott.ael= ist@gmail.com> wrote:
QT animation and Prores... I was hoping there'd be some player that wou= ld give you maybe an alpha toggle button or something like photoshop's = checkerboard view to indicate alpha...=A0


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