# How to use the Multimedia Material?

### Transparency It controls the map transparency. The larger the value, the more transparent it becomes. 1. Multimedia Material has two types of Transparency options available: * **Global Matte:** Adjust the transparency to change the overall effect of the screen. * **Luma Matte:** Transparency will be determined by the brightness value of the pixels. The darker the area, the more transparent it is, and a pure black area is complete transparency. 2. Affect Transparent ID * Affect Transparent ID controls whether the transparent video appears in Transparent Channel Map or not, facilitating post-processing.

### Intensity Controls the emissive brightness of the video. > Multimedia materials themselves also function as a form of lighting. > > In addition to adding video assets to **display devices such as TVs and computers in a scene**, they can also **achieve effects like breathing lights and changing LED lights** through the use of video assets. ### Color Overlay specified colours on the original emissive video material. ### Temperature Overlay specified colour temperatures on the original emissive video material. ### Cast Shadow Controls whether the light emitted by the video material affects the diffuse reflection of surrounding objects. > Note: Currently supports video files under 200M. ## FAQS 1. How to Render Wave and Foam Animations? Users can use the \[Multimedia Material] in the D5 material templates, import the wave video file, turn on the transparency option, then you can quickly create an animated wave effect. {% embed url="" %}