• Adobe After Effects

  Lights and Shadows

  Posted by Nate Hanson on April 27, 2009 at 3:20 pm

  Is it possible to have an invisible text layer that produces a shadow? I know the Drop Shadow effect can be set to “Shadow only” – is something similar possible with 3D lights?

  Here is what I’m trying to achieve…

  Text floating in front of a wall, text says “The End”
  Shadow visible on wall behind text, shadow says “The Beginning”

  I’m sure I could just make a fuzzy text layer that looks like a shadow, but I was just wondering if 3D lights can produce shadows from an invisible object.

  Nate Hanson
  Pilothouse Films

  Nate Hanson replied 17 years ago 27,982 Members · 1 Reply
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  Nate Hanson

  April 27, 2009 at 3:36 pm

  Sorry! There is a post about 7 below this one that already answered my question. Please ignore me. Not forever…just for this question.

  Nate Hanson
  Pilothouse Films

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