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Can you treat an image sequence with alpha two ways?

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Tue Dec 22, 2020 2:09 am
by James Moore
I think there should be a way, but, I haven't quite figured it out....
Can you work with an image sequence with an alpha channel both as if it has an alpha channel and as if it doesn't?
I have a targa 32 bit sequence with an alpha. In the clip attributes panel in the media page I can specify whether the alpha for that sequence is used or it isn't but it applies to all instances on the timeline. I need to use it in both it's forms, with and without alpha, on the same timeline. How would one do this?
Re: Can you treat an image sequence with alpha two ways?

Posted:
Tue Dec 22, 2020 2:21 am
by Uli Plank
I'm not at my machine right now, but I'd try to dine subclips, edit them into the timeline, and try changing their attributes there.
Re: Can you treat an image sequence with alpha two ways?

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Tue Dec 22, 2020 2:51 am
by James Moore
Uli Plank wrote:I'm not at my machine right now, but I'd try to dine subclips, edit them into the timeline, and try changing their attributes there.
it seems the clip attributes are greyed out for the subclip.
Re: Can you treat an image sequence with alpha two ways?

Posted:
Tue Dec 22, 2020 3:04 am
by Uli Plank
Then I'd duplicate those image sequences and import them twice.
Re: Can you treat an image sequence with alpha two ways?

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Tue Dec 22, 2020 10:58 am
by Peter Cave
Uli Plank wrote:Then I'd duplicate those image sequences and import them twice.
You don't need to duplicate the image sequences.
Import a second time into a different bin in Resolve and you can use one clip with alpha enabled and the other without. They will be treated as two distinct clips.
Re: Can you treat an image sequence with alpha two ways?

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Tue Dec 22, 2020 11:00 am
by Uli Plank
Good trick, didn't know that one!
Re: Can you treat an image sequence with alpha two ways?

Posted:
Tue Dec 22, 2020 2:33 pm
by James Moore
ah, different bin, good idea. I had tried it in the same bin which was a no go.
tx!