How To Export with Transparent Background in After Effects (Alpha Channel)

[@ShaunNotcutt]

Hey guys! If it doesn't work on newer version of After Effects, make sure you have selected Quicktime in the Format dropdown at the top, it should work from there 👍
If you are experiencing an error with QuickTime player that won't let you open your video: ruclips.net/video/0LYNhB_YeTE/видео.html 👍

[@jagabanpr7495]

Now this did work 🔥thank you

[@l.leonhardt3118]

I can export the video but can’t open the QuickTime file with QuickTime actually I can’t open the file at all

[@tonok_g8873]

got this working, thank you so much!

[@briannabrunson]

When I export and go to play the video it says The file isn’t compatible with QuickTime Player. Any help would be much appreciated- thank you!

[@yj2566]

@@briannabrunson same here!!

[@SevenBeatsmusic]

I was rendering huge .avi files for years, and now a simple format options > animation solved that haha. I liked and subscribed, thank you man, you rock!

[@ShaunNotcutt]

Amazing thanks so much!!

[@fernandohatsumura3113]

Thanks for the video! This is how all tutorials should be. I'm tired of long videos where the first 2 minutes are just the guy asking to subscribe and hit the like button.

[@TonyRush21]

Me too...I find those vids EXASPERATING, so I just skip to the important part.

[@MrVincTV]

Directly to the point, love it!

[@scottiebookman]

Anyone know how to export as a mp4 rather than mov and preserve the transparency? Quicktime won't open the mov file for me... and online conversion tools are rejecting it

[@JustinSusan]

Same!

[@siltrant]

great tutorial, quick straight to the point and informative. I pray to see a huge number next to ur channel number soon! keep it up.

[@m1cs0w]

Thank you soooo much. Finally one RUclipsr, who shows it correctly. Everyone show how to make confetti or stars blinking with black background. But not, how to make transparency for the using in davinci resolve.

[@Ruturaj000]

Finally short and simple 🙌

[@kasper369]

when your in middle of editing your in hurry so u need quick videos like this. Thankssss

[@Hakai-ultra]

thanks for the quick tutorial Shaun

[@MinecraftTomato]

thanks quick help direct on point

[@mariamzuhair7334]

didnt work for me :( the background was still there when i exported

[@fookhat7366]

Great Short and Clear Thanks Bro!

[@matseddyjambon]

Short and simple, It helped a lot. Thank you!

[@Calikiddumbo]

why after rendering my file it wont open?

[@ypuos]

It didnt work for me, any time i try to view the video file across different programs I get an error that it 'was encoded in a format that's not supported'

[@BluePenguin-in-a-penguin-world]

I followed your steps but my video is still rendering without the transparent background. Any way to fix this?

[@vibedoubt]

ever figure it out? mines exporting black too and this also failed to mention the transparency grid which I have checked also.

[@BluePenguin-in-a-penguin-world]

@@vibedoubt nope i haven't been able to figure it out

[@MoeMurdock]

Super quick and easy fix to a problem I was having. Thank you so much

[@Hmstudio91]

Thanks exactly what I needed, without any fluff

[@Gametime05577]

Thanks ❤

[@andrewbaffa]

This helped perfectly for the new outdo I am making for my school's athletic department. Thank you so much!

[@PriyanshuBharadwa]

Thanks Shaun!

[@Vidyasagar.T_9122]

Thanks Man, after exporting the video file i tried things it doesn't work & finally thank you for the content 😜✌🏻

[@TonyRush21]

Thanks so much for this vid man. I haven't used AE for the longest while, and I could not remember how to access RGB+Alpha. Gonna subscribe and like.

[@DaljitSingh-ks6ci]

Thanks a short and amazing video.

[@deepakbisht6471]

Hello Shaun, after doing the same in video my output video is is showing only blue it's like It is masked with blue screen can u help?

[@boobacoffee]

same happen to me .. do you find any solution to this matter ?

[@caniexplain7086]

same with me

[@SpicyViolinist]

Loved the succinctness! Thanks for sharing :)

[@franklein4839]

Nice and simple! Peeerrrfect! =D thanks Shaun

[@Zaid.Visuals]

i am facing a problem man, when i render it, the colour changes to something different and the video lags a lot...please help me with this

[@ayoubvisuals]

thank you so much man

[@abdullahrasheed6036]

This was very helpful. Thank you!

[@theoryfound]

You're not showing how to export the animation out of After Effects. The only program you're using is After Effects. Saving the file with a transparent background in After Effects is the easiest part. Reserving the transparency in other programs is where most people (including myself) are struggling.

[@thage0]

Did u figure it out ?

[@anonymoususer8849]

He have delivered what he said and he never mentioned in title or anywhere that he will use Media Encoder

[@anonymoususer8849]

​@@thage0There are lots of ways to do that but the most simplest and quickest way is After Effects

[@vincenzopirozzi3957]

Here’s how you can create an MP4 video with a transparent background:
1. In After Effects, render your animation in the Render Queue as you normally would, but in the Output Module settings, select a format that supports HEVC (H.265).
2. Choose HEVC (H.265) as the format, and ensure that the output includes an alpha channel by selecting ‘RGB + Alpha’ in the Channels setting.
3. Export the Video: Once you’ve set up your encoding settings, you can export your video.
Keep in mind that while this method works, not all players and platforms may support MP4 files with alpha channels. Therefore, it’s important to consider where and how your video will be used and ensure compatibility with your chosen format. MOV files with PNG or Animation codec are more universally accepted for transparency needs, but MP4 with HEVC might be a suitable modern alternative depending on your specific requirements.

[@curtsoulonline]

I'm in the middle of reminding myself but off memory mov format works. If you're in a video editor or after effects use pngs and make them a group.

[@ElVixe]

Thank you so much, I always come back to this tutorial lol

[@farhanislam2522]

thank you so much, i was not finding thr rgb+alpha
now solved

[@DOSSmusic]

Awesome, short and useful.

[@canorousdesign]

thank you for this (: just needed to know why i couldn't select RGB+Alpha bit & what i had to do to get it working. Cheers!

[@osamedeuzzi3978]

love it. quick, short, simple.

[@dhylyan9307]

Bro, I have a problem, why is it that when I try on a 3D project, the elements are rendered into a sound file

[@realmotivation2291]

Thanks exactly what I needed, Your are awesome ! A lot of thanks and subscribed !

[@canal.fundamental]

Thanks

[@ShaunNotcutt]

No prob!

[@mcsteven1467]

Your way is work for me, thanks very much.❤❤
And I don't know why when export PNG sequence, there are not transparent bg.

[@jamiesouza]

it only recorded the sounds...Says it's not compatible with quicktime..

[@Quote_vip]

Thanks brother

[@okellocarlsonedwin]

Thanks a lot!

[@just.do.something]

Absolutely Perfect! Thank you!

[@evf6]

no bullshit, just nice tutorial! thank you shaun

[@melaniekehaya2868]

Thanx but can you then import it into Canva with a transparent bckground?

[@Grimeaper]

I may never see you again but I be subbing just for this but will check and see what else you got.

[@mangreg]

My friend you will go to heaven. Good job

[@ShaunNotcutt]

Thank you 😂😂

[@Rajeshkumar_aevyedits]

Thanks man👏

[@-Spinzalin-]

bro thanks this helped a lot

[@KidKerrigan]

These are the exact settings I've found everywhere and tried to use - but even short, simple full colour animations (a photo in a circle with a drop shadow with a short "breathing" cycle, for example) seems to take years to render, and comes out corrupt, or colours are all bright cyan?? and tens of gigs in size! My canvas is only 1080p, so I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong ;-; Just trying to set up some templates for myself!

[@caniexplain7086]

same with me dont know why? did u find any solution ?

[@Evapors]

thank you.

[@nwambejoshua1956]

You didn't mention how the file size is always insanely high, What do you do then?

[@xeror6s]

Don’t have option to change video codec

[@Supreme6606]

Update AE

[@amirthalingam9771]

Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ShaunNotcutt]

💪

[@MadeoBoxing]

THANK YOU SO MUCH THIS WAS VERY HELPFUL!!!

[@ShaunNotcutt]

Thanks!!

[@AdamusVROfficial]

thanks for this video, it helped a lot

[@yasirshaikh2922]

Thank u very much Sir, biggest like

[@sfwefrhasd]

thank you so much for helping me out

[@nicolekrein2061]

Why is there still a black background in my video file? help 😓

[@emetnnc]

That was helpfull. Thanks!

[@emmanuelo.2471]

Great. Thank you very much.

[@viral_wisdom1]

you should tell to select quick time else the format options don't show

[@MEMESDYALBUGS]

THANKS MANE

[@EllybethVideos]

Just what I was looking for. Thank you :)

[@ShaunNotcutt]

🤘🤘

[@JaTara]

I had to subscribe because you made this so easy to follow! Thank you 💕

[@ShaunNotcutt]

Thanks so much! Appreciate that!

[@00skill]

THANK YOU

[@foerderzone]

i dont know what im doing wrong, but it does not work at the new versions 2024 of ae~

[@Vaporwave2099]

I need advice. Perhaps this isn't the right place. I have a precomposition in AE with objects in screen mode (transparent backgrounds), but the precomposition appears black on the outside. However, if I change it from outside, it affects the mode of other elements. Help

[@Pmovingpictures]

Thank you very much.

[@Seez-qk9os]

my exported file then becomes incompatable to open with quicktime ?

[@borinemes2930]

Heyye :)
I watched the sixth tutorial and did everything as instructed. I rendered my video in QuickTime format with RGB+Alpha channels for transparency. I turned off the transparency grid toggle. When I also tried using Adobe Bridge to render it, I couldn't play or insert it into a presentation.
My goal is to have a transparent background directly in the video, without needing to use After Effects or Premiere Pro after rendering, so that I can easily insert it into a PowerPoint presentation. Is there any way to achieve this? :)
Thank you,
B

[@sebastianshine4262]

Worked! Thanks a lot! I have a new problem though: its now an .mov file due to it being "quicktime". My adobe premiere cant render this for whatever reason. had that issue already a few days ago with other .mov files. Is there a solution to this? Or do I have to convert the files always before using them in premiere? That seems like some avoidable extra steps, or am I wrong?
PS: I just converted it to .mp4 again so I can actually use the file in premiere, but now I am back at the start again :(

[@designdeity4425]

This is was simple - thank you!

[@ShaunNotcutt]

No prob! 😎

[@AbdullayevPro]

Thanks vro

[@rohanshedits]

Thanks man that helped me a lot

[@omnigex2026]

After exporting it why isn't it transparent when importing it in the other softwares?

[@ImLumix]

thank u so so much it helped a lot :D

[@thedanielescamilla]

THANK YOOOOOOOOU!!!!! WE APPRECIATE YOU!!!!!!! FR!!!!!!

[@ShaunNotcutt]

👍💥

[@reddeadryan78]

Thank you!

[@lovinggossipgirl]

followed all the steps and it exported as a mov file. However it says "The file isn’t compatible with QuickTime Player." Would you know what to do in this situation?

[@ShaunNotcutt]

I just posted an updated vid which hopefully is the solution since a lot of people have been asking. ruclips.net/video/0LYNhB_YeTE/видео.html
Please let me know if it works!

[@RomarioPatrice]

Thanks so much buddy this was super helpful

[@ShaunNotcutt]

😎👌

[@RomarioPatrice]

@@ShaunNotcutt keep up the excellent work 💪🏽

[@ickyboiproductions]

how do i convert the quicktime file to a mp4 file without losing the transparency?

[@elyootafaridzadeh1164]

mp4 has the background always. so i guess the is you import it into premiere on whatever the project and after using it you export the final video in mp4

[@bharat_pandey345]

is there any way to make the file low in size

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[@enjoylife761]

Thank you so much 🥰

[@kawaishere]

you save my life bro

[@PraymoreGumbo]

Thank you so much bro

[@leadlorddigitalmarketing]

thank you

[@hrmehrfarYT]

you saved my life!!!

[@josephkabalila9807]

bro is him, thanks

[@diegodaly]

Thanks! On point!

[@satishpadal5616]

Its works Bro, Thanks

[@hellyeahdesigns6296]

Awe, Thanks!

[@brandonpachecoh]

Thank youuuu

[@xsweetnjght]

you saved meee omg ty, ily

[@comertguner]

thanx

[@jagabanpr7495]

For some reason, Mine always comes out With a black background, even after trying your way

[@citizenpcorp1111]

OMG THANK YOU