Reference / Effects / Utility
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Set matte
Set matte is a Utility effect.
What it does
Section titled “What it does”Applies the alpha or any other channel from a layer as the alpha on the source layer.
Parameters
Section titled “Parameters”| Parameter | Control | Range | Default | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Channel | Dropdown | Luminance · Alpha · Red · Green · Blue | Luminance | - |
| Combine with existing alpha | Checkbox | On or off | Off | - |
| Mix | Slider | 0 to 100 | 100 | Per cent |
| Blend | Dropdown | Normal · Darken · Multiply · Colour burn · Linear burn · Darker colour · Add · Lighten · Screen · Colour dodge · Lighter colour · Overlay · Soft light · Hard light · Linear light · Vivid light · Pin light · Hard mix · Difference · Exclusion · Subtract · Divide · Hue · Saturation · Colour · Luminosity | Normal | - |
| Matte | Layer | Any layer in the composition | None | - |
| Invert | Checkbox | On or off | Off | - |
What each control does
Section titled “What each control does”- Matte: the layer whose channel becomes transparency.
- Invert: read the matte the other way round.
- Channel: which colour or alpha channel to use as the source for the new alpha.
- Combine with existing alpha: intersects the new and existing alphas.
- Mix: how much of the result replaces the original.
- Matte and Invert drive the strength of the effect from another layer’s brightness; see Effects.