Alternative spelling of mattness

plural of matt

plural of hard matte

plural of soft matte

(cinematography) A technique where the top and bottom of the film frame are masked off in camera, as opposed to soft matte.

(film) Of a soft matte film, transferred to a home video format, especially DVD, with the theatrical mattes intact.

(film) Of a soft matte film, transferred to a home video format with the full frame exposed, thus having the theatrical mattes removed.

(cinematography) A technique where the full frame is filled, and the projectionist is relied upon to matte out the top and bottom of the frame in the theatrical projector.

A surname.

plural of Matteson