# Salient inside Batch

**URL:** <https://forum.logik.tv/t/salient-inside-batch/1442>\
**Category:** Flame Questions\
**Created:** [October 29, 2020, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/salient-inside-batch/1442 "2020-10-29T17:17:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![TonyRichards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/50afbb/32.png) [@TonyRichards](https://forum.logik.tv/u/TonyRichards)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/salient-inside-batch/1442/4 "2020-10-29T20:34:51Z")

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I am not in front of Flame at the mo, but I think that this should get you there?

> **[SelectiveMatteExtraction Matchbox | Flame Products 2020 | Autodesk Knowledge...](https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/flame-products/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2020/ENU/Flame-EffectsandToolsReference/files/GUID-E2B83E0A-7392-4DC5-9921-328768FB76B5-htm.html)**
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> SelectiveMatteExtraction is a Matchbox shader that extracts the matte from a Selective node, and makes it an Action pass output. It is only used in Action. To extract a matte from a Selective: Create a Surface object. Right-click the Surface and...

Cheers  
Tony

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