Quote - I'd like to have a slight translucency to the sheet behind her, but there are no mats with the prop, and if I set it to matt translucent it becomes tooo translucent (and very noisy).

That depends on the colors used for the translucency. If you post them we might be able to tell you how to change them for the right effect. Matte Translucent should be the best candidate for that effect.

Paolo

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