Vector Files in FCP?

[banksie312]

Hey Guys,
I'm working with a graphic designer friend of mine to create a logo for myself/my films. We have the logo done, however I am trying to figure out the best way to incorporate it into my videos. He drew the logo up in Adobe Illustrator and I told him I would begin working with more high resolution video in the near future (from SD, to HD, to 4k, etc) and want to have a file that would work at any format. He suggested using a vector file. Would I be able to drag and drop this type of file into my timeline and have it work? or would FCP6 not know what to do with it? I am hoping someone here has experience with vector files.
Also, what way does everyone find best to incorporate their logo? usually it will be set to a black background, however depending on the project it could be overlaid to video as the background. Do people find a solid fluorescent green the best method? or is it better to have the background transparant (if possible)? Thanks guys.

-Brendan

 

[Gord.T]

I'd ask him to include an alpha channel and render out a 32 bit 4K uncompressed image like a *.bmp or *.tif (I assume this is a still) or a 24 bit image with a seperate alpha. Later you can always downsize it (probably just scale it down in your NLE) to fit whatever screen resolution you're working with. Then you can have it appear over whatever background color or video you want.