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Bring Back RGB+A Export

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We could export images with transparent backgrounds in iC5.  Not so in iC6.  This is a valuable feature that will allow us to do more outside of iClone if we need to, such as composite an iClone element in Adobe Photoshop, After Effects, or Premiere.  RGB+A for both images and video.

Recently I used iClone to create a motion graphic as an overlay for video.  Without the Alpha export, it meant I had to do a luma/chroma key adjustment to make the background go away.
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Actually PNG is assumed as the default to export the Alpha Channel. It seems to be the only format however.  

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We could export images with transparent backgrounds in iC5.  Not so in iC6.  This is a valuable feature that will allow us to do more outside of iClone if we need to, such as composite an iClone element in Adobe Photoshop, After Effects, or Premiere.  RGB+A for both images and video.




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RGBA in Photoshop is 24bit PNG, or 32Bit TGA.    In After Effects RGBA can be prescribed for AVI and - I think MOV - as well as PNG / TGA image sequences.
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Rendering with a black 2D background gives you a 32-bit PNG with a transparent background.


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animagic (1/26/2016)
Rendering with a black 2D background gives you a 32-bit PNG with a transparent background.


Thanks for the heads up!



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