• Adobe After Effects

  Shadow catcher layer won’t go away!

  Posted by Mike James on November 11, 2014 at 9:59 am

  This is driving me nuts!

  I have a very simple composition, that features some 3D text (classic 3D mode) a single light, and a comp sized layer which I am using as a shadow catcher.

  I turn the shadow catcher layer to 3D, then move it behind the text. great, I see shadows. OK, so I don’t want the shadow catcher layer to be visible, just the shadows, so I set the layer materials option to ‘accept shadows only’.

  Well the shadow catcher layer just turns solid white. I still get the shadows on it, but it’s white.

  Help! What am I missing?

  Josh Dekay replied 11 years, 6 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Josh Dekay

  November 11, 2014 at 4:19 pm

  Try changing the blend mode of the shadow catcher layer to “Multiply”.
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  Josh Dekay

  November 11, 2014 at 4:34 pm

  Also, you might have to use an actual shape layer for your background and not rely on the comp background color.

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