Light Settings Examples; To Move A Camera, Light, Or Point Of Interest - Adobe AFTER EFFECTS 7.0 Manual

Sets the brightness of the light. Negative values create nonlight. Nonlight subtracts color from a layer. For
Intensity
example, if a layer is already lit, creating a directional light also pointing at that layer and employing negative values
creates an area of negative light, or a dark area, on the layer.
Sets the width of a spotlight by adjusting the angle of the cone surrounding the source. This option is
Cone Angle
active only if Spot is selected for Light Type.
Adjusts the edge softness of a spotlight. This option is active only if Spot is selected for Light Type.
Cone Feather
Sets the color of the light.
Color
Specifies whether the light source causes a layer to cast a shadow.
Casts Shadows
Sets the darkness level of the shadow. This option is active only if Casts Shadows is selected.
Shadow Darkness
Sets the softness of a shadow based on its apparent distance from the shadowing layer. Larger
Shadow Diffusion
values create softer shadows. This option is active only if Casts Shadows is selected.

Light settings examples

Light Type: Parallel
Light Type: Ambient
Cone Feather
Shadow Darkness

To move a camera, light, or point of interest

1 In the Timeline or Composition panel, select a camera or light. To select a light, move the current-time indicator
to the point in time where the light is active.
Light Type: Spot
Intensity
Color
Shadow Diffusion
Light Type: Point
Cone Angle
Casts Shadows
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