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Pre-Keyed Footage Not Working.NEED HELP

Aug 18, 2012 1:39 PM

I have been using the video copilot product called action essentials 2 and whenever i import the "pre-keyed footage" it never turns out to be pre-keyed. FOR EXAMPLE: I import a muzzle flash into my composition and the muzzle flash will show up but there will be a black background and thats not suppose to happen.your suppose to be able to just drag it in and only the muzzle flash appears.would greatly appreciate the help!! Thank You

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  • Dave LaRonde
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    1. Dave LaRonde,
    Aug 18, 2012 2:01 PM   in reply to SamEffectsBoy35
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    How did you interpret the alpha channel?  AE should be able to interpret it automatically, but it sounds like you may have changed it.

     
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    2. SamEffectsBoy35,
    Aug 18, 2012 2:08 PM   in reply to Dave LaRonde
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    I'm not sure if i did or not.most likely i did on accident.but lets say i did.how do i fix it?

     
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    3. Dave LaRonde,
    Aug 18, 2012 2:09 PM   in reply to SamEffectsBoy35
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    Delete the footage from the project, then reimport.  If the problem persists, you can probably use an AE blend mode like Add or Lighten to ger the look you want.

     
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    Aug 18, 2012 2:11 PM   in reply to Dave LaRonde
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    Add or Lighten only works with muzzle flashes if i do bullet shells and do that then i lose the bullet shell color..

     
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    5. Rick Gerard,
    Aug 18, 2012 9:55 PM   in reply to SamEffectsBoy35
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    From the Video Copilot Site about Action Escentials:

     

    FORMAT INFORMATION: 2K & 720p

    Main Video Format: QuickTime RGB + Alpha, Video Codec: PNG

    Video Previews: QuickTime MP4, 480 x 360

     

    So, if you import a clip you should see this in the Proejct Pannel:

     

    Screen Shot 2012-08-18 at 9.48.21 PM.png

     

    You should make sure File Interpretation looks like this:

     

    Screen Shot 2012-08-18 at 9.48.51 PM.png

     

    If neither are true then open up the clip in QuickTime and check the Clip Info. If it does not look like this:

     

    Screen Shot 2012-08-18 at 9.50.12 PM.png

     

    then you are using the Video Previews version, or your footage has been transcoded (copied), or it has been bootleged.

     

    Let us know.

     
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    6. SamEffectsBoy35,
    Aug 19, 2012 7:58 AM   in reply to Rick Gerard
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    Thank you very much sir.That did the trick. The alpha was set to ignore.

     
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    7. Rick Gerard,
    Aug 19, 2012 11:44 PM   in reply to SamEffectsBoy35
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    Glad I could help.... Glad to see the question was answered.

     
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