Matte

Template:Sister project 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 painting, a process of creating sets used in film and video
• Matte box, a camera accessory for controlling lens glare
• Open matte, a filming technique that involves matting out the top and bottom of the film frame in the movie projector

People

• Tom Matte (1939–2021), American football player, quarterback in college and (mostly) running back in the NFL (1960s-1970s)
• René Matte (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey coach
• Louis Matte, Canadian ice hockey coach
• Martin Matte, Canadian comedian
• Christian Matte, Canadian ice hockey player
• Joe Matte (ice hockey, born 1908), Canadian ice hockey player born 1908
• Joe Matte (ice hockey, born 1893), Canadian ice hockey player born 1893
• Matte family, a powerful Chilean family

Places

• Rivière à Matte (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, an electronic display with a matte surface
• Matte (metallurgy), a term for the liquid generated by smelting non-ferrous metals, such as copper

See also

• Mat, a generic term for a piece of fabric or flat material, generally placed on a floor or other flat surface, and serving a range of purposes
• Mate (disambiguation)
• Matt (disambiguation)
• Matthew (disambiguation)
• Maat (disambiguation)
• Mat (disambiguation)