Make a video with a transparent background

Transparent video lets the devices and titles sit over another background in an editor or a supported player.

Export with alpha

1. Set the scene's Background to Transparent.
2. Preview the full timeline.
3. Click Movie.
4. Choose HEVC with Alpha or ProRes 4444, depending on where the movie will be used.
5. Render and test the saved file over a colored background.

Use ProRes 4444 when handing the movie to an editor that supports it. HEVC with alpha is useful for compatible playback workflows. Ordinary H.264 output removes transparency.

Check the destination

A black background in a player does not by itself prove alpha is missing. Test the file in Rotato's transparency tester, or composite it over a colored layer in your editing app.

Web browsers and website builders do not all handle the same alpha formats. See transparent video on the web and site-builder troubleshooting.

Export individual frames

Choose PNG Sequence if you need each frame as a separate image with transparency. Keep the sequence's frame rate with the files for the next editor.