"Worksheet","Verify a transparent video export over a contrasting background","Evidence status","Your configuration" "Purpose","Choose a format and workflow that support alpha, then reimport the saved file over a visible contrasting background. A black player window cannot establish whether transparency survived.","Proposed workflow","" "Check","Question to record","Decision","Your observation" "Alpha presence","Background visible through intended areas","Transparency retained","" "Edges","Semi-transparent boundary","Interpretation checked","" "Recipient","Actual application and version","Handoff verified","" "Example","A hypothetical title animation appears on black in a basic player. It could contain transparent pixels displayed against black, or opaque black encoded into the picture. Compositing the saved file over a colored background distinguishes those states far better than the player view.","Illustrative; not a measured product result","" "Source","https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/premiere/desktop/render-and-export/export-files/overview-of-export-settings.html https://support.apple.com/guide/final-cut-pro/supported-media-formats-ver2833f855/mac","Official references; scope in article","" "Result","Accepted / unresolved / needs correction","Record date and configuration",""