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Can anyone please point me in the right direction? I am new to this aspect of using Photoshop, so please bear with me.
I need to create a graphic in Photoshop that has a transparent background (Alpha channel?) to be used in After Effects. I have created a layer with a circle on it and then applied a layer style to it. The result is a "ring", ie the circle consists of just a thick stroke with no fill. The whole document background is transparent (the fill and outside of the shape), I assume is a vector graphic at this point and the document is just a single layer with layer effects applied. I then saved this in various formats (PSD, TIFF, flattened PSD, flattened Tiff).
When I import all these differently saved files into After Effects I always get a white background, the transparancy has been lost.
I need to change the scale of the image in After Effects’ timeline and be able to see an underlying background layer both around the outside of the ring and in the centre of it.
I know what I want to achieve but not how to describe it properly or the terminology used. So, trying to look things up in Help or books is very frustrating and time consuming when not knowing exactly what to look for.
Also, can anyone recommend a good book that explains how to create shapes for use in websites, After Effects projects, Illustrator documents and also explains layers, alpha channels etc? Most Photoshop books seem to focus on image manipulation and photographic uses, I can’t find a good book on the Graphic Design side of things.
Thanks.
I need to create a graphic in Photoshop that has a transparent background (Alpha channel?) to be used in After Effects. I have created a layer with a circle on it and then applied a layer style to it. The result is a "ring", ie the circle consists of just a thick stroke with no fill. The whole document background is transparent (the fill and outside of the shape), I assume is a vector graphic at this point and the document is just a single layer with layer effects applied. I then saved this in various formats (PSD, TIFF, flattened PSD, flattened Tiff).
When I import all these differently saved files into After Effects I always get a white background, the transparancy has been lost.
I need to change the scale of the image in After Effects’ timeline and be able to see an underlying background layer both around the outside of the ring and in the centre of it.
I know what I want to achieve but not how to describe it properly or the terminology used. So, trying to look things up in Help or books is very frustrating and time consuming when not knowing exactly what to look for.
Also, can anyone recommend a good book that explains how to create shapes for use in websites, After Effects projects, Illustrator documents and also explains layers, alpha channels etc? Most Photoshop books seem to focus on image manipulation and photographic uses, I can’t find a good book on the Graphic Design side of things.
Thanks.
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