Bluff Titler Alpha Channel problem

Hi
I have made a video file using Bluff Titler. I have exported it with tranparency, but I cannot get the alpha channel to work inside PPRO CS 6.03...
Has anybody tried this with Bluff Titler and would be so kind to share their workflow?
Thanks
/Ulf

have you tried this ?? read the help file at your bluff titler website ?
=======pasted from help =======
4 TRANSPARENCY
BluffTitler can create AVI files with transparency information (RGBA, or AVI with alpha channel). You can do this by selecting Uncompressed AVI with transparency in the File/Export as Movie... dialog. This is very useful if you want to overlay your titles onto your videos, but unfortunately not all video tools can import AVIs with transparency, so try using AVI without transparency if your NLE starts complaining about not being able to read your AVI file.
BluffTitler allows you to export your BT show as compressed AVI with transparency info. This combination of compression and transparency is rare and not many encoders and NLEs support it.
======end paste ========

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