Easiest way to apply a mask

Hi guys.
I think this is the oldest question in the world for photoshop but I learned a way to apply a mask to a layer but it doesn't seem a very good way.
If I bring a 3D render and a mask over into photoshop, what would be the easiest way to apply this mask?
Thanks.

Reynolds (Mark) wrote:
Make background into editable transparency layer (option double click it)
load alpha1 channel
click new layer mask icon
apply layer mask
When you say to load alpha1 channel, do you mean to load the file as alpha1? How do you go about doing that?
And do you click the layer mask icon in the channels panel or the layers panel?
I know how to do this in PP, naturally, but not in PS. Translating into PS, I would find the command in something like Select >> Load >> Load From Disk...
Is there anything like that in PS?

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