FCPX is doing funny things to PNGs with alpha channel.

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FCPX is doing funny things to PNGs with alpha channel.

I am currently working on a video that requires lots of compositing using PNGs with transparency. Everything was fine, until I decided to render. Then this happened:

Some of the PNGs turned into a bunch of pink blocks, as if the file were corrupted. It even happened with a PNG with no transparency-=

I've tried:

Trashing Render Files
Changing Alpha Handling
Export without Render
Using "Add" as the Blend Mode.

What can I do?

Final Cut Pro X, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

Posted on Feb 28, 2014 8:18 AM

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Luis Sequeira1

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Feb 28, 2014 9:00 AM in response to Videoworld

I suggest you begin by deleting preferences, as so many weird things seem to be caused by corrupt preferences.

You can also try creating a brand new project, composite a few pngs and check if the weirdness also occur there; if it does not, then maybe there was some corruption in the project, in which case selecting everything and pasting into a new project may cure it.

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Answer 2

Feb 28, 2014 12:12 PM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Let me add...the easiest way to delete preference files is through an app called PrefMan by Digital Rebellion. I think it is free.

http://www.digitalrebellion.com/prefman/

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