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Ian Planchon · November 25th, 2008, 09:55 PM

I keep forgetting about this problem, so I never ask.

I want to extract something in photoshop, lets say a man from the background (edit, I am talking about STILL pics here). and save it with the transparent background. I save as a PSD, and drag into vegas, but it never saves the transparent background....how do I make that work?

Ian Planchon · November 25th, 2008, 10:27 PM

nevermind, figured out it needed to be saved as a PNG

Ian Stark · November 26th, 2008, 08:30 AM

Ian, you can also drag the psd file into Vegas and it will retain transparency. Just turn off the unwanted layers in Photoshop, leaving just your desired content.

Ian Planchon · November 26th, 2008, 08:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ian Stark

Ian, you can also drag the psd file into Vegas and it will retain transparency. Just turn off the unwanted layers in Photoshop, leaving just your desired content.

see, thats what I was trying to do, and it wasnt working. its allright though, now that I have the PNG thing figured out I am good to go. thanks!

Ian Stark · November 26th, 2008, 09:05 AM

No worries. You just have to make sure that the ONLY layer turned on in Photoshop is the one you want to bring into Vegas. Ah, just occurred to me - not sure when this feature was introduced in Vegas so maybe you have an older version?

Edward Troxel · November 26th, 2008, 09:11 AM

If Vegas doesn't see the transparency, you might also try right-clicking the image, going into Properties, and then changing the transparency method.

Mike Kujbida · November 26th, 2008, 10:22 AM

Edward's suggestion is the main reason I now convert Photoshop files to PNG before bringing them into Vegas :-)

Ian Stark · November 26th, 2008, 10:30 AM

Just a personal preference, but I like to be able to go back to the psd to make adjustments, without going through the additional step saving as png (maybe I'm lazy!!).

I get the impression that some people aren't experiencing the automatic use of transparency with a psd. I seem to be able to just bring them in to Vegas in exactly the state I save the file in Photoshop (ie only selected layers are brought over). Is this a version thing, or maybe a setting in preferences?

Mike Kujbida · November 26th, 2008, 11:02 AM

Ian, I use Photoshop 7 and always have to adjust the transparency mode in Vegas if I import a PSD file.
I know it's a few more mouse clicks but PNGS work without this problem so I've gotten used to doing it this way.

Edward Troxel · November 26th, 2008, 11:08 AM

Here's a way to make it permanent. Drop the PSD on the timeline, right-click it, change the transparency mode, and then click on the little floppy disc icon. From then on it will use that transparency mode automatically.

Ian Stark · November 26th, 2008, 11:11 AM

Hi Mike - if it works it works! No criticism of anyone else's method intended, just curious to learn that some people are bringing 'em straight in while others aren't/can't.

Png would be my first format of choice after psd, or when I have so many images I want to keep file size/memory use down.

I find other users' habits really interesting. I think people would scream to learn that if I am recording a voiceover I don't do it in Vegas - I go out to Cakewalk Sonar, render it there and import the wav into Vegas. Go figure . . . :-)

November 25th, 2008, 09:55 PM	#1
Ian Planchon Major Player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: an Alaskan living in Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 513	vegas and photoshop I keep forgetting about this problem, so I never ask. I want to extract something in photoshop, lets say a man from the background (edit, I am talking about STILL pics here). and save it with the transparent background. I save as a PSD, and drag into vegas, but it never saves the transparent background....how do I make that work?

November 26th, 2008, 08:30 AM	#3
Ian Stark Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 2,237	Ian, you can also drag the psd file into Vegas and it will retain transparency. Just turn off the unwanted layers in Photoshop, leaving just your desired content. __________________ www.vit-media.com www.classicmachinefilms.co.uk

November 26th, 2008, 09:05 AM	#5
Ian Stark Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 2,237	No worries. You just have to make sure that the ONLY layer turned on in Photoshop is the one you want to bring into Vegas. Ah, just occurred to me - not sure when this feature was introduced in Vegas so maybe you have an older version? __________________ www.vit-media.com www.classicmachinefilms.co.uk

November 26th, 2008, 09:11 AM	#6
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	If Vegas doesn't see the transparency, you might also try right-clicking the image, going into Properties, and then changing the transparency method. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

November 26th, 2008, 10:30 AM	#8
Ian Stark Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 2,237	Just a personal preference, but I like to be able to go back to the psd to make adjustments, without going through the additional step saving as png (maybe I'm lazy!!). I get the impression that some people aren't experiencing the automatic use of transparency with a psd. I seem to be able to just bring them in to Vegas in exactly the state I save the file in Photoshop (ie only selected layers are brought over). Is this a version thing, or maybe a setting in preferences? __________________ www.vit-media.com www.classicmachinefilms.co.uk

November 25th, 2008, 10:27 PM	#2
Ian Planchon Major Player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: an Alaskan living in Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 513	nevermind, figured out it needed to be saved as a PNG

November 26th, 2008, 10:22 AM	#7
Mike Kujbida Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 2,770	Edward's suggestion is the main reason I now convert Photoshop files to PNG before bringing them into Vegas :-)

November 26th, 2008, 11:02 AM	#9
Mike Kujbida Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 2,770	Ian, I use Photoshop 7 and always have to adjust the transparency mode in Vegas if I import a PSD file. I know it's a few more mouse clicks but PNGS work without this problem so I've gotten used to doing it this way.

November 26th, 2008, 11:08 AM	#10
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Here's a way to make it permanent. Drop the PSD on the timeline, right-click it, change the transparency mode, and then click on the little floppy disc icon. From then on it will use that transparency mode automatically. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

November 26th, 2008, 11:11 AM	#11
Ian Stark Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 2,237	Hi Mike - if it works it works! No criticism of anyone else's method intended, just curious to learn that some people are bringing 'em straight in while others aren't/can't. Png would be my first format of choice after psd, or when I have so many images I want to keep file size/memory use down. I find other users' habits really interesting. I think people would scream to learn that if I am recording a voiceover I don't do it in Vegas - I go out to Cakewalk Sonar, render it there and import the wav into Vegas. Go figure . . . :-) __________________ www.vit-media.com www.classicmachinefilms.co.uk