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soft matte

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables
soft- -mat-te
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Inflected Forms

soft mattes (plural)

Phrases

closed matte open matte Super 35

Frequently Paired Words

closed matte open matte spherical Super 35

Antonyms

hard matte

Questions

What does soft matte mean?
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.

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