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# 1 27-06-2006 , 08:35 AM
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Alpha Channels

I am working with maya 5. I have a little problem with my rendered output. When i take my renderings into a compositing software like AE, it doesn't recognize the alpha channels. I had checked the Alpha option in the rendering globals window and I have tried it with IFF and AVI formats. Am I missing something or is this a bug?

# 2 27-06-2006 , 03:09 PM
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avi dont do alpha

i generally use traga for this
also i have had problems with alpha an adobe products an found that update from their site fixed it
look foe AE patches to see if there is an alpha 1

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# 3 28-06-2006 , 06:54 AM
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Actually, AVI work with alpha. I have done an alpha rendering from AE and used it to remove the background in Premiere. It works. The problem is the maya render.


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# 4 28-06-2006 , 03:22 PM
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neva knew avi done alpha was always told no but u learn new stuff every day


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# 5 28-06-2006 , 04:42 PM
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Are you using Maya software or mantal ray?

# 6 30-06-2006 , 05:44 AM
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I am not sure whether i tried it with mental ray. But I have tried it a lot with maya software.
I haven't tried it with the targa format. I like AVI because it is supported by many software. I like IFF because it is the default rendering option (just kidding).
I am not a professional and I did not learn computer graphics from people. Most of what I know is through experimentation and my experimentations have shown me that AVI work with alpha.


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# 7 30-06-2006 , 04:58 PM
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I was just going to say that with MR you can have problems with alpha channels if you dont set it up correctley.

I have used the alpha in a AVI file but i'm not a big fan of it as I have had problems with it in the past with some softwares. (with After effects to be honest)

I personally render it as a series of TIFF's and let aftereffects import it as a image sequence, and I have had to date no problems so far.

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