Rendering an image transparently in maya

[jgibz]

You can adjust transparency levels in the attribute editor of the shader material.

[sa9dm]

I think what LAnge_ENgal wants is the alpha channel in his images. Read about them in PS/Maya manuals, and you'll get what you want.

Basically, you need to render out 32bit Targas or any such format which supports an alpha channel.

HTH

[Emil3d]

The default render settings produce alpha channel. Just render it without anything behind the transparent object and open the file in a Photoshop layer, then use the alpha channel to produce a selection and delete the background to reveal the transparency.

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