diff --git a/data/gui/materials.xml b/data/gui/materials.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<materials>
+ 
+  <material name="speedback.png"    compositing="test" clampU="Y" clampV="Y" light="N" ignore="Y"/>
+  <material name="speedfore.png"    compositing="test" clampU="Y" clampV="Y" light="N" ignore="Y"/>
+  <material name="notes.png"             compositing="test" light="N" ignore="Y"/>
+
+</materials>
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