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# Matte

Learn to apply a matte effect to your images, giving them a soft, vintage look with customizable settings.

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The **Matte tool** can give your photos an aged look with flat colors and high contrast. It works well for landscapes and portraits to change the emotion of your image.

#### Standard Settings <a href="#h_01h9qtmgpkm88dzp0a6rxvnz1k" id="h_01h9qtmgpkm88dzp0a6rxvnz1k"></a>

* **Amount**. This slider adjusts the overall strength of the matte effect.
* **Fade**. This slider controls the loss of detail in the darker areas of the image.
* **Contrast**. This slider adjusts the relationship between the brighter and darker area of the image.
* **Vividness** This slider can be used to affect the saturation of the matte effect.

#### Color Toning <a href="#h_01h9qtmgpk8w10qjfb5fke4c5w" id="h_01h9qtmgpk8w10qjfb5fke4c5w"></a>

* **Range**. This slider affects the portion of the image in which the color is shifted.
* **Hue**. This slider selects the color that the image takes on.
* **Saturation**. This slider can be used to affect the saturation of the color toning effect.


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