Enabling the 'matte view range' function will raise the black level and reduce the white level of
the matte signal so that detail information in the blackest and whitest sections of the matte can
be viewed accurately on a monitor.
Reducing the range of the matte on the monitor output has no effect on any internal processing
or the signal levels of the matte out.
Matte View Invert
When combined matte view or internal matte view is selected as the monitor output, the matte
polarity can be reversed by the matte view invert function.
Monitor Out RGB
When selected, the monitor output will show all three color channels of the image viewed.
Monitor Out Red, Green and Blue
All three color channels can also be viewed independently. When the respective color channel
button is enabled, the monitor output will only show that particular color channel as a black and
white image. This can be helpful to spot noise, which is predominantly in the blue channel.
Custom Monitor Output Menu
The monitor out section of Ultimatte Software Control provides six soft buttons which switch the
view on Ultimatte's monitor output. These six soft buttons can be customized using the 'custom
monitor out' settings.
The first two soft buttons in the functions area of the interface are labeled 'standard' and
'inputs'. These let you set the labels of the buttons to the standard default Ultimatte monitor
output buttons, or you can match the buttons to the respective inputs. When inputs is selected,
you can easily monitor every source by clicking the respective input button.
Below is the configuration for each setting:
You can also create up to four custom monitor out buttons. These can be set to show your
favorite views in the order of your choosing.
To configure a custom monitor output button:
1
In the 'matte' settings, click the 'custom monitor out' button in the groups Section.
2
Click on the 'configure' button in the groups section.
3
In the dialog box, select any of the tabs labeled MONITOR OUT 1, 2, 3, and 4.
4
From the menus, choose which of the following potential monitor outputs you would
like to assign to each of the buttons. You do not necessarily need to assign a function
to each button. If 'none' is chosen, that button will appear blank.
Standard
PGM Out
FG In
BG In
Combined Matte
Internal Matte
Fill Out
Inputs
BG In
Layer In
BG Matte In
Garbage Matte In
Holdout Matte In
Layer Matte In
Settings
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