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Unpremultiply

The operation of dividing color channels by alpha to recover unassociated color values where defined.

Also known as: unpremult

Reviewed

Inputs

  • Approved creative material, production information, and the requirements for the task

Outputs

  • A reviewed result with a clear owner, version, and downstream handoff

Handoffs

  • Avoid division at zero or tiny alpha and keep the operation paired correctly with filtering and premultiplication.

In practice

Avoid division at zero or tiny alpha and keep the operation paired correctly with filtering and premultiplication.

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