Rendered movie is replacing black background

I can't seem to get an exported movie to export correctly. It's a computer generated sequence with an all black background. It's almost as if Premiere pro tries to replace the background as a green screen effect. How do I fix this?

I suspect the sequence has an alpha channel, but
moree details will better help us help you.
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Hi all,
Many thanks for all the suggestions.
I wound up using Helvetica 18pt, white set at 85%, and applied stib's de-interlacer (http://www.pureandapplied.com.au/plugins.html).
I tried Guassian Blur set to 0.1 but that made it less clear and didn't really help with the flicker. I also made sure to set the position to an even numbered line (I'm using uncompressed)
When I tried Helevetic 17pt, the "a" and the "e" both fell apart towards the top of the letter making them hard to read. I would guess that "g", "i", and "j" would also have problems had I used them.
I didnt have enough time to test, but I wonder if there isnt some font that is better suited for this kind of work than Helvetica. Futura is nice and clean, but a bit thin. Helvetica Neue is also good, but not much differnet than Helvetica. Verdana and Lucida Grande might also be good choice. What do you all use?
thanks again...

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I have imported a few images that have blank backgrounds (.png images for instance), and iPhoto automatically puts them on a black background. This is fine except for when the image is black, and in that case, you can't see the image. Can I change the background color?

hotwls:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Those png files have transparency layers and which show up as black when displayed in iPhoto. When added to other documents or printed the background of the paper or other documents will show thru. To change them export them to the desktop changing the format to jpg and the transparent layer will change to white.
The other formats that can contain transparency layers are gifs and Photoshop.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 08 libraries and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

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