Bringing in text

I have brought in Photoshop files to FCP hundreds of times with an Alpha channel background. Today, for some reason, when I bring in text with an alpha channel background into FCP, the text has a solid black block in back of the lettering. When I open Photoshop and look at the document, it is clean, with no black in the background. The black appears as a solid block barely extending to the outside of the letters. I didn't make any settings changes in FCP ... did I ... by accident?

Was the text first rasterized (made into a bitmap) or left vector (editable font) in Photoshop? I have no problem with PS text brought in after rasterizing the layer.

To rasterize PS typography, go to the Layers palette menu for the option.

- Loren
Today's FCP keytip:

Cycle bin views with Shift - H !

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Also check that your alpha settings are correct in FCP. It's under Modify > Alpha Type.