Category: Processing > Color Channels
Multiple Outputs: Color and Scalar
The RGBA Split shader allows you to output the color (RGB) channels separately from the alpha channel.
It is important to note that by default, mental ray clips color samples after each ray, before filtering them into the final pixel value. The Clip alpha below RGB mode first clips RGB values to the 0 to 1 range, and then clips alpha values to the MaxRGB to 1 range. If you need to preserve RGB color and intensity as well as accurate transparencies, you can set the Color Channel Clipping option to No Clip in the Framebuffer > Motion Data settings of the mental ray Render Options Property Editor.
Used to connect any image clip or material to the input and split out the color (RGB) channels from the alpha channel for use elsewhere in the render tree. The RGBA Split shader has the following output ports:
The render tree examples below show the results of the available outputs:
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