Hello

I'm quite new to Maya (v5.0) and i'm having problems using the 2D 'Paint
Effects'. I've tried the manual and various websites but with no success. I
want to be able to use the brushes e.g. the trees (from Visor) and paint
onto the white canvas (using, Window - Paint Effects). This bit i can do. I
want to then save this picture and work on it in photoshop but maintaining
the alpha channel i.e. the white canvas becomes transparent in photoshop. I
want to keep the RGB colours (not greyscale). Is this possible?

I've tried going to, Canvas - Save As (3d box) - 'Save Alpha' is ticked. I
then use 'Save Image'. I've used every file extension and saved it. None of
them seem to work when i bring the picture into photoshop. Am i supposed to
select an option once i've brought it into photoshop to 'enable' the
transparancy to work?

What file extensions should work when i save in Maya? I want to maintain the best possible
quality when i open it up in Photoshop.

Thanks for any help