Creative COW | Michael McKnight | Activity https://creativecow.net/members/michaelmcknight/activity/ Activity feed for Michael McKnight. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:58:31 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.5.10 en-US 30 hourly 2 b9e34f1a710a2ef1169cd80f9b56b7cb Michael McKnight started the discussion Alpha Mattes vs Luminance Mattes? in the forum Adobe After Effects https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/alpha-mattes-vs-luminance-mattes/ Sat, 08 Oct 2022 13:46:57 +0000 Alpha Mattes vs Luminance Mattes?

Hi guys!

Which do you prefer using: alpha or luminance mattes?

They both do the same job but, for example, if a make a rough roto mask in a program like runwayml and export it for refining in After Effects, which one is better?

If I export an alpha matte I can use Refine Hard/Soft Matte and Matte Choker without precomposing, but they are bigger…

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]]> 3208ba74f63f994dfb0ae84b8e0d8217 Michael McKnight started the discussion PBR textures not appearing in Cinema 4D? in the forum Maxon Cinema 4D https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/pbr-textures-not-appearing-in-cinema-4d/ Fri, 08 Apr 2022 23:25:33 +0000 PBR textures not appearing in Cinema 4D?

Hi guys! First of all, I’m new to Cinema 4D so forgive me if I ask a stupid question.

I have a model with PBR textures (Roughness, Metalness, Emission, etc) and I followed this tutorial on how to link them to the model.

However, the textures are not appearing, neither in viewport, nor in render view. What am I missing?

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