Transparent video compatibility at a glance
Which format to use for browsers, Safari, OBS, editors and game engines.
Read the guide →TRANSPARENT VIDEO, EXPLAINED
Answers for the part that happens after removal.
Background removal is only useful when the exported file behaves correctly in the browser, stream or editor where you need it. This site's first export is transparent WebM; other format articles are educational.
Does MP4 support transparency?
Why everyday MP4 turns transparency into black, and which formats keep alpha.
Read the guide →Why does my transparent video have a black background?
Tell a file without alpha apart from a player that ignores it.
Read the guide →Transparent video in Safari and on iPhone
Why WebM alpha fails in Safari, HEVC with alpha, and a simple fallback.
Read the guide →Adding a transparent video to a website
The HTML, file size, Safari and reduced motion.
Read the guide →Transparent WebM: where it works and how to use it
VP9 alpha for Chrome, Firefox, websites and OBS.
Read the guide →Using a transparent video in OBS
Media Source overlays and Stinger transitions without chroma key.
Read the guide →ProRes 4444 with alpha for editors
The editing master for Premiere, Resolve and Final Cut—free to export here.
Read the guide →Importing transparent video into your editor
Premiere Pro, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve and Final Cut, and straight vs premultiplied alpha.
Read the guide →PNG sequence to transparent WebM
The FFmpeg command, common mistakes and a free converter.
Read the guide →ProRes 4444 to transparent WebM
Shrink an alpha MOV for the web, and the reverse direction.
Read the guide →Compare alpha-video formats
Destinations, formats and what is available here today.
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