# \[AE\] Exporting Transparent file formats

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ae-exporting-transparent-file-formats/123849
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**Created:** [September 28, 2004, 12:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ae-exporting-transparent-file-formats/123849 "2004-09-28T00:24:25Z")
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### Author: ![ironikart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7feea3/32.png) [@ironikart](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ironikart)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2004, 12:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ae-exporting-transparent-file-formats/123849/1 "2004-09-28T00:24:25Z")

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I’ve never had to do anything with video footage before, and I’m not even sure what’s possible. I’m hoping to be able to render out an animation (will be a semi-transparent hologram from 3Ds max 5 or 6) and then store the animation for use as video footage with the transparency intact.

I know I can layer everything in Max, but the final product won’t be a pre-rendered video, it will be composited later.

Can anyone advise on possibilites, formats, or even suggestions would be cool. :afro: