When working with source nodes, you can replace the media's front and matte clips with the front, matte, or a combination of the front and matte clips from other media. These changes can be made in the Source menu, or from the Sources tab in the Object Image menu of the image attached to the source node.
To replace the media's front or matte:
You can also change the source type in the Object Image menu for an image parented by a source node. The source type set in the Object Image menu is independent of the source type set in the Source menu for the parent source node or nodes.
For example, if you select F: Matte and M: Matte, only the matte of the source's child image is rendered and used. A summary of your choice can be seen under the image node in the schematic. In this case you will see (MM).