Lens effect and Alpha

Is there a way to set up a lens effect inn FCP so it honours the alpha channel
if it is used as an overlay over video.

It seems that as FCP/effects/render/lens effect, it is a free standing full screen effect
and I was hoping it could be used as an overlay.

I might be missing something

The Generator does not seem to have an alpha channel. Did you try changing your composite mode to screen?

-V

Not sure what you are asking here..."lens effect"?...you mean Lens Flare effect with an alpha? Knoll has a handy dandy plug-in called "Unmult". You put a lens flare on a black solid and drop Unmult on it - it "un-multiplies" the lens flare from the background and established an Alpha Channel.

PRO: Unmult is a FREE DOWNLOAD
CON: I am not sure if it's for FCP

Check it out for yourself:

[www.redgiantsoftware.com]

When life gives you dilemmas...make dilemmanade.

Also try this -- NEST what you want the lens flare on -- then apply the lens flare - Knoll Light Factory does this beautifully in FCP -- also in After Effects without the Unmult -- the QUICKTIME lens flare is fairly limited and doesn't seem to work that well - if you do a lot of this Knoll Light Factory is the best - Andy