The alpha and luma options do not show up in the track matte drop down in After Effects

Alpha and Luma Matte Options Missing in After Effects (Solved)

 Problem:

I was facing an issue in the latest version of After Effects where Alpha Matte and Luma Matte options were missing.
Even after turning on “Toggle Switches / Modes” at the bottom of the timeline, I could only see the “Track Matte” column with layer names — not the traditional “Alpha Matte,” “Luma Matte,” or “Inverted” options.

 What I Tried:

• Toggled between Switches and Modes

• Enabled Columns → Modes

• Reset the workspace

• Tried adding layers above and below

But still, the old Alpha / Luma options didn’t appear.

Solution I Found:
       ALPHA MATTE:
                                       In the first screenshot, I have pointed out an option that’s called AlphaMat.
If you want to enable it, first click on the drop-down menu beside your layer (the second small drop-down). Then, select the option where your text layer name appears — just click on that. As soon as you do, the AlphaMat option will automatically appear, and it’ll be applied to your layer.
       LUMA MTTE:                             
                                  See the second screenshot,If you want to switch it to LumaMat, simply click on the pointed-out button again, and it will switch from Alpha to Luma.
     MATTE INVERT:
                                 See the third screenshot,  if you want to apply MAT Invert on Alpha or Luma MAT, you’ll notice there’s an empty box beside the AlphaMat option. Just click on that box — a new option will appear called MAT Invert.
If you have enabled AlphaMat, this will work as Alpha Invert, and if you applied LumaMat earlier, then it will be Luma Invert.

🗨️️ Final Note:

Hopefully this post saves someone else a lot of time!
If you’re new to the updated UI, don’t worry — it’s just a workflow change, not a missing feature.

This was good but seriously i didn't still understand can u make like a video tutorial. I've been stuck for months please help