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No "Save Alpha" setting in ProRes 4444

PostWed Oct 13, 2021 7:43 pm

Ok so usually if am making a motion graphic on fusion studio I would export as a 4444 with "save alpha" checked. I just realized the option isn't there anymore. Is there any reason as to why that is?
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Re: No "Save Alpha" setting in ProRes 4444

PostThu Oct 14, 2021 6:26 pm

Did you test to see if it simply saves the alpha by default? Because that's what I would assume it does.
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Re: No "Save Alpha" setting in ProRes 4444

PostFri Oct 15, 2021 7:04 am

That's weird. I see the Save Alpha checkbox in Fusion Studio 17.3.2 on macOS:

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Here's my Saver node, if you want to paste it into your comp and see if it shows differently for you
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{
   Tools = ordered() {
      Saver1 = Saver {
         CtrlWZoom = false,
         Inputs = {
            ProcessWhenBlendIs00 = Input { Value = 0, },
            Clip = Input {
               Value = Clip {
                  Filename = "/Volumes/4TB/TestRenders/TestProRes4444Alpha.mov",
                  FormatID = "QuickTimeMovies",
                  Length = 0,
                  Saving = true,
                  TrimIn = 0,
                  ExtendFirst = 0,
                  ExtendLast = 0,
                  Loop = 1,
                  AspectMode = 0,
                  Depth = 0,
                  GlobalStart = -2000000000,
                  GlobalEnd = 0
               },
            },
            OutputFormat = Input { Value = FuID { "QuickTimeMovies" }, },
            ["Gamut.SLogVersion"] = Input { Value = FuID { "SLog2" }, },
            ["QuickTimeMovies.Compression"] = Input { Value = FuID { "Apple ProRes 4444_ap4h" }, },
            ["QuickTimeMovies.Advanced"] = Input { Value = 1, },
         },
         ViewInfo = OperatorInfo { Pos = { 1353.33, 63.7273 } },
      }
   },
   ActiveTool = "Saver1"
}
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Re: No

PostFri Oct 15, 2021 5:46 pm

UserNoah wrote:Did you test to see if it simply saves the alpha by default? Because that's what I would assume it does.


Yeah, I just get a background no transparency.

TheBloke wrote:That's weird. I see the Save Alpha checkbox in Fusion Studio 17.3.2 on macOS:

Here's my Saver node, if you want to paste it into your comp and see if it shows differently for you
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{
   Tools = ordered() {
      Saver1 = Saver {
         CtrlWZoom = false,
         Inputs = {
            ProcessWhenBlendIs00 = Input { Value = 0, },
            Clip = Input {
               Value = Clip {
                  Filename = "/Volumes/4TB/TestRenders/TestProRes4444Alpha.mov",
                  FormatID = "QuickTimeMovies",
                  Length = 0,
                  Saving = true,
                  TrimIn = 0,
                  ExtendFirst = 0,
                  ExtendLast = 0,
                  Loop = 1,
                  AspectMode = 0,
                  Depth = 0,
                  GlobalStart = -2000000000,
                  GlobalEnd = 0
               },
            },
            OutputFormat = Input { Value = FuID { "QuickTimeMovies" }, },
            ["Gamut.SLogVersion"] = Input { Value = FuID { "SLog2" }, },
            ["QuickTimeMovies.Compression"] = Input { Value = FuID { "Apple ProRes 4444_ap4h" }, },
            ["QuickTimeMovies.Advanced"] = Input { Value = 1, },
         },
         ViewInfo = OperatorInfo { Pos = { 1353.33, 63.7273 } },
      }
   },
   ActiveTool = "Saver1"
}


Here is how it looks on my end. Still no "Save Alpha". I reinstalled fusion studio too. It might be a M1 problem. I'll see how it looks on my laptop since its an intel based Mac.
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Re: No "Save Alpha" setting in ProRes 4444

PostWed Oct 20, 2021 2:42 pm

Yup. looks like another M1 problem. My 2019 intel MacBook Pro has the "save alpha" box.
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Re: No "Save Alpha" setting in ProRes 4444

PostWed Nov 17, 2021 6:22 pm

I wonder if they are trying to discourage use of the format for alpha by removing the checkbox? Transparency on the M1 Macs is giving me a lot of challenges right now.

The ProRes formats don’t seem to be stable or working reliably for me which is a pain given that the new macs are highly optimized for it.
- The standard ProRes 422HQ is giving me a glitch with deep blacks when used as caching in resolve where it turns them transparent.
- When using Fusion Studio to export to ProRes resolve doesn't seem to be able to interpret the transparency even when (by bringing it back into fusion studio) the transparency is there.
- For some reason the DNXD formats which have an alpha option are exporting a corrupted mov file.
- Exporting image sequences from fusion studio, then bringing them into resolve, then exporting from resolve seems to work for creating single container format file with alpha so that's what I've been doing as a workaround
- There is some glitch on the Text+ node when using a user cache and ProRes

I've had a few other issues since shifting to an M1, all seem to be connected to either ProRes or transparency. It's possible that I've missed checking a box here or there, but having all these things at once seems like it can't just be a coincidence.
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Re: No "Save Alpha" setting in ProRes 4444

PostTue Dec 21, 2021 3:34 pm

The latest 17.4.3 version of resolve has fixed the Alpha transparency problems with ProRes in resolve on apple silicon. (Thanks BMD!)

Fusion is still missing the alpha checkbox though.
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