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Photoshop Graphics Import
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Photoshop Graphics Import
You can import both single-layer and multilayered graphics created in Adobe
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Photoshop
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you import multilayered graphics, you can preserve the original layers, and then edit them
individually in your Avid editing application.
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Your Avid editing application supports graphics created in the following modes: RGB
8-bits/channel, RGB 16-bits/channel, and grayscale, including alpha channels. For more
information, see “Import Specifications for Supported Graphics File Formats” on page 1451. An
alpha channel must be straight — your Avid editing application does not properly import
premultiplied alphas.
Single-Layer Photoshop Graphics
A single-layer graphic is a graphic file that was created either on a single layer or with multiple
layers and subsequently flattened in Photoshop. Avid editing applications import this kind of
graphic as a matte key or master clip, depending on the format of the Photoshop file.
• If the graphic uses a transparent background or an alpha channel, your Avid editing
application creates a matte key.
• If the graphic uses a background color, your Avid editing application creates a master clip.
Single-layer files that contain transparency gradients or feathering and a transparent background
do not import correctly. Partially transparent pixels display with either white or black blended
into them, based on the percentage of transparency. To avoid this problem, create an additional
layer in the original Photoshop file that contains at least one pixel of information, such as a spot
drawn with a paintbrush. Then import it as a layered file, as described in “Importing Photoshop
Files” on page 298. In the message box, click Select Layers and select only the layer that
contains the graphic elements. Do not select the additional layer.
Multilayer Photoshop Graphics
A multilayered graphic is a graphic file that was created in Photoshop with two or more layers.
You can import multilayered graphics created in Photoshop v6.0 or later.
When you import a multilayered graphic, you can import each layer as a separate object (a matte
key or master clip). You can then manipulate individual layers like any other matte key or master
clip. You can also import the graphic as a flattened image, or select the layers to import.
Some layer options in Photoshop are not supported for import into your Avid editing application.
See “Support for Multilayered Photoshop Graphics Import” on page 297. For example, a title
with a Drop Shadow and an Outer Glow effect would not keep these effects when imported.
To preserve the effects in these layers, merge them in Photoshop (as described in the Photoshop
documentation) and then import the file.