WOW Tim-
you’re amazing, thank you.
I did it well til step 13. but:

14. select the Save as type and press return to bring up the Compression Settings dialog… it doesn’t bring up any Compression Settings dialog
15. or click on Settings to bring up the Compression Settings. The setting botton is gray- no possibility to click it. any ideas?

(by the output folder in step 12 you mean the folder where I keep the PNG files, right?)

Step 12: No. This is where you want to save the finished movie file. It could be the same as where the rendere PNG files, but does need to be the same.

14 and 15 will vary depending upon what is already entered.

This is essentially the same Output dialog you have when using the Rendering Setup dialog.

What file name did you input?
What file type did you specify?
What operating system are you using?

Try this to test:
For the output File name, enter TEST and press Return.
For Save as type, use the pull-down and choose MOV Quick Time File.
The Output dialog should look something like this.

If not, what does yours look like?

Tim Wilbers [FA]

College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Visual Arts
University of Dayton
http://www.udayton.edu/
3ds Max: 7.5, 8, 9, 2008, 2009, 2010

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I DID IT!
Thanks Tim, it seems to work now. i can’t be sure it’s transparent, when I open the quicktime finish file the background looks white (which is maybe a good sign, couse I had it green). I guess the web designer will see it transparent? or is there another way I can check it?

Two ways I have here.

One is quick, but you need Photoshop. Just load in the MOV file.
The other uses Max to create a 32bit TGA image from the MOV file using Video Post again. Then viewing the resulting image and checking the Alpha view in the window.

Tim Wilbers [FA]

College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Visual Arts
University of Dayton
http://www.udayton.edu/
3ds Max: 7.5, 8, 9, 2008, 2009, 2010

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thanks man.....