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USING ADOBE PREMIERE PRO
Effects and transitions
To render the shadow without the image, select Shadow Only.
Note: Because Drop Shadow works best when it's the last effect rendered, apply this effect after applying all other effects.
You can create a more realistic-looking shadow on animated clips by applying and animating the Motion or Basic 3D
effect prior to applying Drop Shadow instead of animating the Fixed Motion effect because Fixed effects are rendered after
Standard effects.
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"Select a color with the Adobe Color
Radial Shadow effect
The Radial Shadow effect creates a shadow from a point light source over the clip it's applied to, rather than from an
infinite light source (as with the Drop Shadow effect). The shadow is cast from the alpha channel of the source clip,
allowing the color of that clip to influence the color of the shadow as light passes through semitransparent areas.
Original (left), and with effect applied (right)
The color of the shadow.
Shadow Color
Note: The colors of the clip may override the Shadow Color if you choose Glass Edges from the Render control menu. See
the Render and Color Influence controls for more information.
The opacity of the shadow.
Opacity
The location of the point light source.
Light Source
Copy and paste position keyframes from another effect (for example, Lens Flare) to quickly create a shadow that
matches the other effect's light source.
The distance from the clip to the surface on which the shadow falls. The shadow appears larger as
Projection Distance
this value increases.
The softness of the shadow's edges.
Softness
The type of shadow:
Render
• Creates a shadow based on the Shadow Color and Opacity values, regardless of semitransparent pixels in
Regular
the clip. (If Regular is chosen, the Color Influence control is disabled.)
• Creates a colored shadow based on the color and opacity of the clip. If the clip contains semitransparent
Glass Edge
pixels, the shadow uses both the color and transparency of the clip, creating the appearance, for example, of sun
shining through stained glass.
The more transparent the pixels in the clip are, the closer the shadow color matches the colors of the clip. If the clip
contains no semitransparent pixels, Glass Edge has little result.
Note: Anti-aliased edges produce colors in a shadow edge if you choose Glass Edge, even if the clip is fully opaque. The
clip's colors shine through these anti-aliased edges, and the Shadow Color fills the center of the shadow.
The fraction of the clip's color values that appear in the shadow. At 100%, the shadow takes on the
Color Influence
color of any semitransparent pixels in the clip. If the clip contains no semitransparent pixels, Color Influence has little
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