Importing Targa into AE

How?







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Same way you import a .jpg.

 

But Targa is a whole bunch of files.

 

Select all files and click on the "open as targa sequence" box. I think that's how.

 

1. Open Foldd(l)er through AE
2. Select all files.
3. Check "Import as Sequence"

That should be it. And if it's not enough, drop an anvil on your foot while peeling nuts. Have fun.

EDITO: He beat me to it.

 

That's a sequence. You can have a jpeg sequence, too.

 

What the heck *IS* Targa?!?

 

File format that preserves Alpha Channel. I guess now you don't have to bluescreen your 3D creations as most of us once did. Alpha Channel is our savior.

 

It's just another file format.. like JPG, PNG, TIF, GIF, etc. AE treats it no differently than any of the others.

 

How do I select all the files by the import screen?




EDIT- I think I got it.

 

I believe targa is an old file format used on those old Amiga systems. Not sure if that's accurate though.

To select files hold shift and click on each file(if using windows)

 

Targa is a file format that was created by Truevision which made video cards called, surprise surprise, Targa. It a 32 bit file format so it can store an alpha channel. It was later adopted widely in graphics. It's also much simpler than TIFF files.