export animation with transparent backgroud

[skygaz3r]

hello guys,

i was wondering if it is possible to export a single frame or an entire animation with a transparent background.
I want to design some tshirts and for that purpose it would be nice to export a single frame/picture with a transparent background and maybe even as a vector.
is it possible to export an entire animation with a transparent background? had the idea to combine animatione maybe with some "real life" stuff.

[slowtiger]

Export as PNG.

[skygaz3r]

Thanks a lot That simple xD
And how can i do this for a entire animation? Because if i export as PNG and the animation has a couple of frames each frame gets exported as a single image

[Víctor Paredes]

Thanks a lot That simple xD
And how can i do this for a entire animation? Because if i export as PNG and the animation has a couple of frames each frame gets exported as a single image

You can export Quicktime>PNG>Millions colors

[skygaz3r]

Thanks im going to try this

[Mikdog]

For a single image, you can render the frame and save as PNG instead of JPEG, gets saved with transparency afaik.

For an entire animation, as slow mentioned, export as a Quicktime movie using the .PNG codec, in the settings before export select 'Do not pre-multiply alpha channel' and if you have the option for the codec, choose 'Millions of Colors +' (the '+' denotes the alpha channel / transparency)

[wizaerd]

I know a lot of times people export their videos as image sequences, in order to work in some post-processing... but I'm curious what happens to the audio if someone does this?

[Danimal]

If exported as images, there would be no audio. You'd need some kind of external video editor which you could then use to sync the video and audio back up.

[slowtiger]

If you export animation as image sequence, the sound will be exported as sheet music, of course.