How to Export Animations with Transparent Background for LumaFusion | Procreate Tutorial

[@jason_swet]

🚨 READ FIRST: Currently Lumafusion is one of the few apps that support HEVC+alpha transparent video. Not sure of any others. In other apps you may need to resort to a PNG sequence or key out the background color. I’ll make an updated video in the near future now that Dreams is out.

[@hanhanpanpan]

How do you make the whole project a video?

[@daraniemor]

And if you’re still having trouble make sure you export it in portrait mode! It wouldn’t work in landscape for me. Hope that helps someone!

[@Cycic]

Even after updating to the latest iOS software, it still doesnt show the option to export it into a HEVC file

[@hexasnexus2561]

Can you show me how to do this with filmora?

[@dany0o]

Export fail….

[@vincentleinweber6907]

To everyone trying to get a transparent background video in editing software like Premiere oder After Effects: Save as "PNG Files", not as animated PNG. It's gonna save a png for every layer with #, so that you can import it as a PNG Sequence into your other programs. BUT: it's gonna export every layer, so if you've been working with folders as frames (e.g. one layer for outlines, one for color, one for shadows), be sure to flatten the folders before you export.

[@koralilopeztalaverano9650]

Thank you

[@ElizavetaMozaleva]

Omg! Thank you so much! Saved my project!

[@DannyBanner]

If anyone's still having this issue, here's what worked for me: > Save as "PNG Files" in Procreate > Put all the PNGs in one folder on your computer > Premiere: "Import", click on one of the images in the folder and select the checkbox "image sequence" (may appear when you hit the "Options" button for Mac) > You might have to fix your frame rate in the bin by right clicking on the new clip "Modify" > "Interpret Footage" > and "Assume this frame rate" > Drag into timeline All done!

[@ameliapettman]

Life saver, ta very much!

[@jsimone6632]

Thank you 🙏

[@TheAllAmericanDriver]

I'm not sure this works in premier pro. I still have to use the "screen" blend mode which sorta works, but darker color such as black do NOT show.

[@MaryArts]

I have the same issue now. I try with color keys but it destroys the transparency in my shadows

[@jamie_busby]

A bummer the darker colors don't show but am using your "screen" blend mode method for a white animation. Thanks for this idea!

[@criativamente1585]

I don't have this option in my custom canvas screen. Under timelapse settings.. there is no "HEVC" option or even in the share menu. Do you know if it was disabled by procreate? And how to do that now? Any ideas?

[@dollhist]

i can’t express my appreciation, THANK YOU 🙏

[@jason_swet]

You’re SO welcome!

[@ArthurLarin]

Thank you!! I love when Google leads me to exactly what I need.

[@igi-chan]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I no longer have to kill myself looking for a color backround that green-screening can remove without messing up any colors in my animation!!! Youre a godsend!!

[@jason_swet]

Haha glad I could help!!!

[@kimylist26]

@@jason_swet IT FAIL TO ME :(

[@LegendzPlushStudios]

You just saved my life when it comes to animation. I only am on tablet so I am limited, with this I am not. Worth the 10 dollars, thank you very much.

[@lemueldacruzgandara6336]

I used the GIF Animated option in Premiere Pro and the transparent background worked.

[@jason_swet]

Great option!

[@ZephyrBW]

This doesn't work my background is still black after exporting

[@Catmintttt]

Just use it as a overlay

[@ZephyrBW]

@@Catmintttt Like what clear out the background? Because I’ve done that and it weird

[@Scanolii]

IT WORKED THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!

[@Antoniachristo]

@@ZephyrBWhow did u do that?

[@Killerknine]

Same mine is too

[@yi-longhuang2402]

Exported successfully. But I try to import it to Premiere pro or After Effects and it just shows nothing but only a blank green screen. Not sure if it's the software issue or it's just me got no luck.

[@hunnylemonfilms107]

I have the same problem atm, did you figure it out or isn’t it possible?

[@koralilopeztalaverano9650]

Same

[@momoitsukasa624]

Same problem :(

[@SimonWhitesideMusic]

I found a work around export with a green background and use the key light effect in the Keying folder to remove the background

[@Kucingjutek]

Thank you! Really helpful! but my procreate animation become darker when imported to timeline. i don't know why😢, do you know to solve this?

[@singmanwong7852]

Hi After I exported it and drag it to "capcut" apps, it still remaining the black background with me. Is that I did something wrong? Thanks

[@victoriagillerlain]

Thank you so much for making a quick and easy tutorial!

[@jason_swet]

You’re welcome!!

[@dede-vintage-art]

Thank you so much, was super easy and worked perfectly 👍🏻

[@jason_swet]

Yay glad you liked it!

[@LaureReminick]

Thank you SOOOOO much. I've been struggling with this for hours

[@keykey1072]

THANK YOU it helps me a lot.

[@tony359]

very nice video and I like the way it's presented! I tested with Resolve, am I mistaken or this only works for white text on dark background? I have a white page where I want to do black handwritten animation and I have to use "difference" instead. Still useful though! Thank you!

[@Narshredder]

Thanks Jason Murray!

[@RustyGraffitiReviews]

Good looking out g!

[@natsbeirut2000]

hey, i tried doing that, but it didnt work, neither in mp4 or HEVC please helppp

[@rossboone7591]

hey man! so helpfUL!! THANKS!

[@jason_swet]

You’re welcome!!

[@alisantana6056]

thank you, this was so clear and helpful

[@jason_swet]

So glad you found it helpful!

[@glennchilders4249]

thanks! its quick and easy to follow

[@SR-xg8hf]

Are you able to move your animation where you want it once placed in Lumafusion? For example, to the bottom corner rather than the middle of the screen? Would love to know more before purchasing! :)

[@jason_swet]

Yes you can scale it down and movie it around the frame wherever you want.

[@camsody9534]

@@jason_swet how cool are you!? Thanks so much for the reply! Made my day. Lumafusion purchased 👍

[@SpreeFr]

I CAN FINALLY FIX THE ANIMATION FOR MY FNF MID TYSM

[@jason_swet]

Yay!

[@marielavisart]

any advice for animating in procreate on top of a background video? thanks a lot!

[@jason_swet]

Highly recommend Procreate Dreams for that. Super easy!

[@marielavisart]

thank you!!@@jason_swet

[@fabrivila2774]

Thank you very much for your teaching, when I export in the format you say to a PC, the .mov format is not recognized by premier pro. What should i do, thank you

[@Jimbowholivesinsoup]

Thanks ! Nice info !

[@DesignsbyDenaeCo]

Do you have a video of the animation you did for your letters. Particularly looking for the “pop” effect of the letters. Thank you!

[@jason_swet]

I have an Instagram mini-tutorial here: instagram.com/p/CB__CDcn7UW/?igshid=k7k5kx4q00i7

[@MihaiBivol]

Doesnt work on PR or AE! But you can export PSD file and import to AE and than arrange the layers if you want Alpha animation bg :)

[@Hertog101]

Is there a quick way to make this an animation in PS?

[@lilyimpala]

Thank you so much ! Crystal clear, efficient and so useful !

[@ensenoloqueaprendo]

Thank you! I need to urgently know how you animate JM in procreate so that it looks like its being drawn live. Thank you!!!

[@bananasplit4501]

Does Lumafusion allow you to choose specific canvas dimensions? Would love to know more about it before I purchase. Any tips?

[@jason_swet]

Sure does! I use it for editing quick 9:16 vertical edits for insta or tiktok all the time

[@DavidBluelineGaming]

Totally works - THANK YOU!

[@SailHub]

Thank you. Such a well made video, super helpful. Just one question I hope you may know…. Do you know if you can do this and import for use in Davinci Resolve? 🤞

[@jason_swet]

Yep! Can definitely import mp4 into DaVinci. Not sure if .mov will work and keep the transparency or not but you could try that. Also you could google how to use PNG sequences. Also an export option.

[@dekotenews]

Hello! I have Procreate (version 5.3.7) installed on the 2017 iPad Pro (IOS 16.7.4). I have already reinstalled the app and IOS, but there is no option to export time lapse or animation in HEVC. What is the solution? Thanks

[@y2aura]

Omigod this is a lifesaver thank you

[@elliepelser1258]

This was SO helpful, thanks so much for taking the time to share your knowledge

[@jason_swet]

You’re so welcome!

[@twitashata]

Thank you 🙏 very much for the wonderful tutorial!

[@jaypanchal3562]

Thanks for the quick tutorial! I followed all the steps but still the background in hvec format is black. My animation shows black as background when I further import it in Keynote. Could you please help me on this?

[@jason_swet]

I’m not 100% sure of Keynote supports HEVC files or not.

[@luciiid]

@Mikayla King sameee

[@lifelessdove]

I'm having the same issue but using premier rush

[@EliasD123]

Hey man!! Great video. You should do more tutorials like the Apple logo video! Keep up the great work.

[@jason_swet]

Thanks for the idea! Are you wanting more logo animation ideas?

[@EliasD123]

@@jason_swet Yea some more logo designs would be cool. I feel like you could do something really cool with a sport logo. Or, maybe if you could somehow do something like this video where you export something a little longer into a real video would also be interesting!!

[@broadwayaddict6665]

Omg you’re a life saver! Thank you so much!🙏

[@serendipitytheartist]

Perfect! This is so helpful

[@eliseoconnell4776]

Does it only work on luma fusion? ive tried premiere, VN and other video editors and it doesnt work

[@zombiedimi]

Hello great video. Do you know to export a simple video of the 3d arm on procreate. When I want to download ut but it’s spinning in a crazy way. I want change the rotation to different direction but idk how. Any help

[@nadiatanayaa]

Thank you! Really helpful!😃

[@cynl4893]

super helpful!! thank you!!

[@Tommybgoode]

You’re a life saver! Thanks so much!

[@artwithtacia1765]

So fantastic! Thank you!

[@katrynaluchembe4603]

I tried it and it didn’t work the background remained black I even updated my iOS and stayed the same

[@TheCameronSmoot]

I'm having the same issue, did you ever figure it out? (:

[@mongotone2384]

@@TheCameronSmoot i think it depends on the video editing software you are using

[@alfonsoparada1200]

Do anyone know if a similar option is available on Procreate pocket? I cannot find it :(

[@MrP3rspective]

Is it possible to move it once it’s on the video if I want to make it go top left ? Thank you for the video already answered so many questions 🐐

[@jason_swet]

Yep once in your video editor you should be able to scale it down and move it around

[@MrP3rspective]

@@jason_swet thank you so much, my streams are at another level. All thanks to you! I appreciate wat you do. 🫡 bless day

[@jason_swet]

@@MrP3rspective love to hear it!!

[@JustAcrylicArts]

ive tried to export hevc, but every time i do so, it says export unsuccessful. what do i do?

[@mindfulsurfer]

Thank you, this is exactly what I’ve been looking for!

[@tompainter7167]

that was easy thanks!

[@marudiishere]

thank you so much

[@jason_swet]

You’re welcome, Marudi!

[@NicholasBoyerFineArt]

thank you bro this helped a lot png wasnt working

[@jason_swet]

Glad it worked for you!

[@SewSewLive]

This didn't work for me. I don't edit videos on my phone but in video editing software on a PC.

[@Notahamsterhaha]

I didn’t make the background but it works thanks

[@skylarthompson5170]

Can i add the animation as a loop? If i wanted to make a starting screen, will the animation loop before i press start or just the one round of animation i created?

[@jason_swet]

You can loop it. Just duplicate your layers or add the video to your editor more than once.

[@musiclub7859]

Very helpful tutorial, thanks bro 👍👍🙏🙏

[@rameenzubair8305]

I can’t this to work on Premiere pro, it shows up as a black background with the HEVC. I tried what some comments said and did it as png files and tried to use the sequence option to export but it shows up as individual frames still :(

[@jason_swet]

Yes doesn’t work well in premiere pro. A png sequence should work though but you have to import the frame sequence properly.

[@SilkeSleijfer]

Thank you so much! How would you add the animation to a picture?

[@jason_swet]

Pictures are easier to do directly in procreate. Just import a photo and start drawing! I’ll make a KZbin video next about this if it helps.

[@Doc_Animator_N]

So, I've exported using Animated HEVC, like you showed. But for some reason, when I imported the transparent video into Procreate Dream, it ended up having a black background.

[@jason_swet]

@@Doc_Animator_N this only works in Lumafusion right now. For Dreams just drags the whole project in. Projects are compatible between procreate and dreams

[@sarahbocinsky]

I want to do exactly this but add it to Davinci resolve.. but CANT :(( any ideas?

[@jason_swet]

You could do a chroma key or luma key to remove background in davinci resolve. Or could export png layers and import those layers as a png sequence. Not sure how that works with resolve but that would be highest quality

[@sarahbocinsky]

@@jason_swet PNG w/ transparent bg for the win 🥇 you can compound clip them and increase the speed and boom

[@RCL_]

My background is still black after exporting

[@davis4586]

Okay, why is my background black, like when I upload them in a video and add them in something to edit. It just shows a back screen with the animation over top, it’s not transparent background. I did everything you said.

[@bertacarrasco5676]

thank youuu

[@jason_swet]

You’re welcome!!

[@emmachong1056]

This doesn't work when I import into After Effects. There's still a black background behind it-- anyone figured out how to get rid of the black bkg??

[@jason_swet]

This is only working currently with Lumafusion

[@FarazShykh]

Can we put our logo like u did while using i movie?

[@nack88]

Does animated PNG not work? That would probably give you the best quality. and a lot of people prefer to work with image sequences.

[@jason_swet]

That’s definitely fine! Works great. HEVC files are easier to deal with especially if editing on iPad.

[@nack88]

@@jason_swet Any idea what the process is? I'm trying to export at the moment and Animated PNG is only exporting a single frame. Adding #'s at the end isn't doing the trick and I can't seem to find any documentation on it. I'm exporting to Google Drive so that might be my issue

[@yannickjullian9938]

Hello. how do you do in procreate to create this animation. can do a Tutorial because I love it thank you thank you Yannick France

[@jason_swet]

That’s a good idea!

[@shannac473]

@@jason_swet Yes please!!!!! this is so neat!!!!!!

[@iambeachua]

Hi do you guys know why when transparent vid uploaded to capcut, it is showing black bg?

[@jason_swet]

Not all editing apps support transparent video file formats

[@100storiesforyou]

after effects just not working with HEVC. How to use HEVC with transparent background in after effects?

[@jason_swet]

I think exporting a png sequence would be best for AE

[@jose.mcalderon]

Hi, I did an animation in procreate and exported in HEVC format using transparent background; however, when uploading the video in Procreate Dreams or Capcut it shows the black background, could anyone please help me?

[@jason_swet]

For Dreams I would just drag the whole procreate project into your dreams project and see if that transfers. That or the PNG sequence. I don’t think CapCut supports HEVC + transparency. Might need to do GIF.

[@jose.mcalderon]

@@jason_swet I tried to drag and drop and it worked but it’s time consuming to place each canva of the animation in order again, that is why I wanted to export the HEVC video and import into Procreate Dreams, but it shows the black background, I tried with PNG and same thing, it only accepts transparent background for images, not videos, and it’s weird because it works for you in this video ):

[@martebb3647]

Thank you!🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@1Soul]

When I use it gives a black background, it might be the editing app, CapCut but I am not sure.

[@Hertog101]

I tried it in Davinci Resolve as well, same issue.

[@Alesssio_1]

thanks! and what is this application in which you edited the video?

[@jason_swet]

Lumafusion is the best video editing app on iPad.

[@CloudyCora]

I don’t have this option only mp4 which won’t save as transparent for me

[@jason_swet]

Yeah mp4 doesn’t work for transparency. Has to be png, gif, or MOV

[@amandzski2884]

when i apload it with HEVC it's work (with png background) but when I import it to video, it changes become has a background

[@amandzski2884]

why?

[@bunnygirleury2438]

I tried it on my phone and when I send it on discordd it still doesnt work sadly

[@kushmonkk770]

How can I do this in roughanimator??????

[@OrcaAngler]

What is the apps for making the snimstion

[@jason_swet]

Procreate

[@petitcl0wn885]

Oh god thank you for this video !!!!!

[@Pikekip]

THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@nickboyerfineart]

unfortunately it didnt work. I tried importing the hevc file and system crashed each time or no play back. Even buying the extension from microsoft did nothing and downloading quick time.

[@BigRockNor]

Nice!

[@GianlucaBrambati]

its not trasparent if I tranfer the file with airdrop to my mac on my premiere, its with black background, so?

[@jason_swet]

Works on specific programs like Lumafusion.

[@yuting386]

Thank you

[@jason_swet]

You’re welcome!

[@guitar_man_15]

So awesome! Exactly what I needed :) I was doing Animated MP4 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@tashinaalam8538]

Argh this is not working for me and I am fully updated. It always just saves as a mov. And never a transparent background.

[@shannonshibby]

I don't have an hvec option - but why???

[@jason_swet]

Hmm make sure you have the most recent Procreate update.

[@phuonglebich5863]

Perfect! Just what I need. Thank you.

[@jason_swet]

You’re welcome!

[@ByGuyleneD]

Bonjour, Merci pour ce tuto ✨

[@jason_swet]

De rien

[@Ijiege]

I’m on the latest update, i export the animation with the transparent background but it turns it black when I add it to kinemaster

[@TheCameronSmoot]

I'm having the same issue, did you ever figure it out? (:

[@Ki-uc5xh]

I have the hevc thing but it won’t let me save and i dunno why..i have the most recent update now, can you help me please?

[@jason_swet]

Sorry try reaching out to @procreate on Twitter. They can be more help to you than I can.

[@gabrxael]

I'm on iPad Mini, completely updated, and it's not showing up. How do I fix this?

[@jason_swet]

Sorry that’s more of a question for Procreate. They’re pretty responsive so I’d send them a message on Twitter or IG.

[@spicynegra94k]

mine still have a black background :(

[@veselinmelios7428]

Hi name of the app please