Getting to Grips With Alpha Channel Video
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Getting to Grips With Alpha Channel Video

on Mar 3rd 2010 with 7 comments
Tutorial Details
  • Difficulty: Basix
  • Program: Flash CS4, After Effects CS4, Adobe Media Encoder
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The creative uses for alpha channel video aren’t limited to your local weatherman. In this Basix installment I’m going to show you how to pull a key in After Effects CS4, how to create an alpha channel video in the Adobe Media encoder, how to use that video in Flash and then we’ll wind up the lesson looking at ways to creatively use alpha channel video in Flash.

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Section 1: Introduction

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Section 2: Keying

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Section 3: Encode

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Section Four: Play Alpha Video

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Section 5: Effects

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Discussion 7 Comments

  1. Groningen says:
    March 3, 2010 at 4:10 am

    Very nice tut, i think this is going to be something that will be more and more used in the futere.

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  2. isometricx says:
    March 3, 2010 at 4:53 am

    Great! thank you :)

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  3. Nico says:
    March 3, 2010 at 8:55 am

    I think you gave it a little too much blur around the edges of your key. But your description of the key options was nevertheless helpful.

    I like the effects you demonstrate in the last video. Can you tell how the performance is on older hardware?

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  4. André says:
    March 3, 2010 at 12:39 pm

    One more great tutorial TOM, congratulations and keep doing this great job!!
    I dont know if i am asking too much, but can the next tuts be written? i had some difficulties with video tutorial here…

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  5. Aidan Doyle says:
    January 25, 2011 at 1:24 pm

    Hey, this is a great resource. Many thanks.

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