Single Matte Media Structure

Here are some examples of media structures that Lustre uses for automatic Multi-Channel clip creation with a single matte.

Simple source clip (one clip in one folder):

The resulting clip in Lustre displays as a Multi-Channel clip that has a matte channel spanning all the frames of the source clip.

Note: When Lustre creates a Multi-Channel clip, the matte channel has the same duration as the source clip. If the matte media does not cover the full duration of the source clip, the portions without matte media is seen as opaque when in the "O" view. As a result of this, the secondary grading cannot be displayed.

Simple source clip (one clip in one folder) with partial matte media:

The resulting clip in Lustre displays as a Multi-Channel clip that has a matte channel spanning frames 40 to 55. The matte channel still covers the entire duration of the source clip but secondary grading is not visible on the portions of the clip where there is no matte media even if the RGBA Matte buttons are enabled.

Multiple source clips located in a single folder:

In this source clip structure, multiple source clips are located inside a single folder along with a matte folder but it only contains matte files for the first sequence that has the frame range of 100000-10100.

The media files that do not have matte files with a corresponding frame range are read as standard source clips.

Parent topic: Multi-Channel Clip Management