Getting to Grips With Alpha Channel Video – Basix

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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