User`s guide

Importing Media
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• Aspect ratio to determine the pixel ratio for the specified file
• Key to determine how the alpha information in the image is used. If you select No
Alpha, then the movie’s alpha channel is ignored making the image 100% opaque.
If your image’s alpha channel is premultiplied with a color other than white or black,
set the alpha channel to Straight Alpha and use the Premultiplied Alpha Key filter to
remove colored edges after the file is imported. See “About Keying” on page 273.
• Flip image
• Check the Invert Alpha box to invert the images’s original alpha
For detailed descriptions for each of these parameters and the options, see “Image Media
Tab” on page 132.
Importing Layered Photoshop Files
You can import Photoshop PSD files using the Still Image File media type. Always convert
your PSD file to RGB format before importing it to Avid FX. To access the original layer
information, you must convert the still image file’s Shape track to a container.
To import Photoshop PSD files:
1. Do one of the following:
t From the Project window, select File > Import.
t From the timeline, right-click and select New Media > Still Image file.
Add Image Media button