ABC7 Los Angeles 1 Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Hello, I have a question that goes out to all the awesome graphics people out there. I recently made some KABC graphics in Photoshop. My question is, does anyone here know how to put those graphics in a video clip? If so, what file format do they have to be in and what program do I need? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caliwxdude 252 Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro will allow you to import Photoshop .psd files as footage, and when you save them as PSDs, it will also carry over any alpha channels (transparencies) you created over in Photoshop. I'm pretty sure Sony Vegas will allow you to do the same thing, although I'm not nearly as familiar with that program as I am with Premiere, and especially FCP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC7 Los Angeles 1 Posted June 27, 2008 Author Share Posted June 27, 2008 I have Premiere, but I have no clue how to use it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thafernykid 2 Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Importing the .psd file into a video editor is a bit much. It'll probably make your computer lag a bit, if it's not capable of withstanding such activity. You could use any of those programs mentioned by caliwxdude. Final Cut Pro or Sony Vegas is the way to go. PNG files do in fact handle alpha channels. So make sure the background on your photoshop project is transparent and just save it in .png format. That way, whenever you import it into your video editing program, you can add a video under that layer, and you'll have the graphics on top of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC7 Los Angeles 1 Posted June 28, 2008 Author Share Posted June 28, 2008 Thanks. I'm going to download the Sony Vegas trial now to see what I can do. It shouldn't be that hard, video editing software is not that foreign to me. I'm pretty good at editing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC7 Los Angeles 1 Posted June 28, 2008 Author Share Posted June 28, 2008 I've got Sony Vegas, my video clip, and my .png files ready to go. Now what? Haha. *EDIT* Never mind, I figured out how to do and it looks great. Now I'm testing out which file format is best to use when I render. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thafernykid 2 Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Can't wait to see what you came up with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC7 Los Angeles 1 Posted June 29, 2008 Author Share Posted June 29, 2008 Can't wait to see what you came up with I put it up on my new Youtube account, because my old one got suspended by Universal Music Group for having some of 'their' footage on my account. Anyways, here is the link to the video I made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thafernykid 2 Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 They both look great. I'm sure that with time, you'll make them look even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC7 Los Angeles 1 Posted June 29, 2008 Author Share Posted June 29, 2008 You'd be surprised how good the graphics look in their .psd formats. I was somewhat disappointed how Vegas downgraded the quality on them though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thafernykid 2 Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Maybe it was your render settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC7 Los Angeles 1 Posted June 30, 2008 Author Share Posted June 30, 2008 It's okay, at least I got what I've been wanting for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WickedYoungMan 0 Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I put it up on my new Youtube account' date=' because my old one got suspended by Universal Music Group for having some of 'their' footage on my account. Anyways, here is the link to the video I made.[/quote'] Hi there, I can't find your YouTube link in your post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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