Matte may refer to:

Art

* paint with a non-glossy finish. See

diffuse reflection Diffuse reflection is the reflection of light or other waves or particles from a surface such that a ray incident on the surface is scattered at many angles rather than at just one angle as in the case of specular reflection. An ''ideal'' di ...

. * a framing element surrounding a painting or watercolor within the outer frame

Film

* Matte (filmmaking), filmmaking and video production technology *

Matte painting A matte painting is a painted representation of a landscape, set, or distant location that allows filmmakers to create the illusion of an environment that is not present at the filming location. Historically, matte painters and film technicians ...

, a process of creating sets used in film and video *

Matte box In photography and videography, a matte box is a device attached to the end of a lens in order to prevent light leakage. It performs and mounts essentially the same as a lens hood, but usually includes adjustable fins called ''French flags''. A ...

, a camera accessory for controlling lens glare *

Open matte Open matte is a filming technique that involves matting out the top and bottom of the film frame in the movie projector (known as a ''soft matte'') for the widescreen theatrical release and then scanning the film without a matte (at Academy rati ...

, a filming technique that involves matting out the top and bottom of the film frame in the movie projector

People

Tom Matte Thomas Roland Matte (June 14, 1939November 2, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) in the 1960s and 1970s and earned a Super Bowl ring. He attended Shaw High School in ...

(1939–2021), American football player, quarterback in college and (mostly) running back in the NFL (1960s-1970s) *

Matte family The Matte family is a rich, powerful and influential Chilean family of Catalan people, Catalan origin. According to ''Forbes'' magazine, their wealth amounts to US$2.7 billion (2007). Family origins The Matte family's rise to power began in the ...

, a powerful Chilean family

Places

Rivière à Matte The rivière à Matte (English: Matte's River) is a tributary of the northwest shore of the St. Lawrence River, flowing in the municipality of Neuville, in the Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nati ...

(English: Matte's River), a tributary of the northwest shore of the St. Lawrence River, in Neuville, Quebec, Canada * A neighborhood in Bern, Switzerland

Other uses

* In American English, of a surface: having a non-glossy finish. See Gloss (optics). *

Matte display A matte display is an electronic display with a matte surface. Matte displays feature a light-scattering antireflection layer, which reduces reflectivity at the cost of decreased contrast and color intensity under dimly lit conditions.Johnson, J ...

, an electronic display with a matte surface *

Matte (metallurgy) Matte is a term used in the field of pyrometallurgy given to the molten metal sulfide phases typically formed during smelting of copper, nickel, and other base metals. Typically, a matte is the phase in which the principal metal being extracted is ...

, a term for the liquid generated by smelting non-ferrous metals, such as copper * "

Matte Kudasai "Matte Kudasai" ( ja, 待ってください) is a ballad by the progressive rock band King Crimson. Featuring vocals by Adrian Belew, it was released as the first single from the album '' Discipline'' (1981). In the UK, the single just missed th ...

",a 1981 single by the band King Crimson *

MATTE Matte may refer to: Art * paint with a non-glossy finish. See diffuse reflection. * a framing element surrounding a painting or watercolor within the outer frame Film * Matte (filmmaking), filmmaking and video production technology * Matte p ...

, Major Accident to the Environment, term used in EU legislation

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