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What do id mattes in cryptomatte do?
It creates ID mattes automatically with support for motion blur, transparency, and depth of field, using organizational information already available at render time. This organizational information is usually names, object namespaces, and material names.
Who are the creators of the cryptomatte tool?
Cryptomatte is a tool created at Psyop by Jonah Friedman and Andy Jones. It creates ID mattes automatically with support for motion blur, transparency, and depth of field, using organizational information already available at render time.
Which is an example of a cryptomatte image?
Sample Images: These example Cryptomatte images can be used for testing your Nuke installation, or for testing other implimentations. Specification: This is a technical document describing the Cryptomatte standard. It specifies how Cryptomattes are structured, encoded, and decoded. It also contains our SIGGRAPH 2015 poster on the subject.
What’s the goal of the release of cryptomatte?
The goal of releasing Cryptomatte is to turn it into an ecosystem around an open standard. Any developers who wish to make plugins are welcome and encouraged to create tools that inter-operate with the components we are providing.
What can you do with the cryptomatte plugin?
This implementation is being kept active to allow for a smooth transition. Fusion: Fusion integration, including a Fuse file, a Lua module and a Fusion shortcut configuration file. Sample Images: These example Cryptomatte images can be used for testing your Nuke installation, or for testing other implimentations.
See Cryptomatte COP for more information. Keep in mind that opacity and transparency are two separate things: Partially opaque materials let camera rays through, while transparent materials obstruct camera rays and cast secondary (refraction) rays.