transparent-videos.md

name	transparent-videos
description	Rendering transparent videos in Remotion
metadata	tags transparent, alpha, codec, vp9, prores, webm

Rendering Transparent Videos

Remotion can render transparent videos in two ways: as a ProRes video or as a WebM video.

Transparent ProRes

Ideal for when importing into video editing software.

CLI:

npx remotion render --image-format=png --pixel-format=yuva444p10le --codec=prores --prores-profile=4444 MyComp out.mov

Default in Studio (restart Studio after changing):

// remotion.config.ts
import { Config } from "@remotion/cli/config";

Config.setVideoImageFormat("png");
Config.setPixelFormat("yuva444p10le");
Config.setCodec("prores");
Config.setProResProfile("4444");

Setting it as the default export settings for a composition (using calculateMetadata):

import { CalculateMetadataFunction } from "remotion";

const calculateMetadata: CalculateMetadataFunction<Props> = async ({ props }) => {
  return {
    defaultCodec: "prores",
    defaultVideoImageFormat: "png",
    defaultPixelFormat: "yuva444p10le",
    defaultProResProfile: "4444",
  };
};

<Composition
  id="my-video"
  component={MyVideo}
  durationInFrames={150}
  fps={30}
  width={1920}
  height={1080}
  calculateMetadata={calculateMetadata}
/>;

Transparent WebM (VP9)

Ideal for when playing in a browser.

CLI:

npx remotion render --image-format=png --pixel-format=yuva420p --codec=vp9 MyComp out.webm

Default in Studio (restart Studio after changing):

// remotion.config.ts
import { Config } from "@remotion/cli/config";

Config.setVideoImageFormat("png");
Config.setPixelFormat("yuva420p");
Config.setCodec("vp9");

Setting it as the default export settings for a composition (using calculateMetadata):

import { CalculateMetadataFunction } from "remotion";

const calculateMetadata: CalculateMetadataFunction<Props> = async ({ props }) => {
  return {
    defaultCodec: "vp8",
    defaultVideoImageFormat: "png",
    defaultPixelFormat: "yuva420p",
  };
};

<Composition
  id="my-video"
  component={MyVideo}
  durationInFrames={150}
  fps={30}
  width={1920}
  height={1080}
  calculateMetadata={calculateMetadata}
/>;