• Adobe After Effects

  Shadow Issues

  Posted by Mark Crenshaw on January 26, 2009 at 11:47 pm

  I have a project that uses several chroma key layers to cast shadows on a stage. I am having issues with some of the shadows. The shadows that are center stage are fine. Shadows that are stage left and stage right appear to have holes in them…they look more like reflections than shadows. I have moved the 2 objects that are casting the odd shadows center stage and they cast fine there, so I dont think it’s a matte issue from the key.

  cama.jpg

  Any help much appreciated,
  Mark

  Mark Crenshaw replied 17 years, 3 months ago 2 Members · 3 Replies
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  Mark Crenshaw

  January 27, 2009 at 1:00 am

  Hi Dave. Thanks for the post. I am only using a simple key in Keylight. All 3 “players” are processed the same…I’m not sure why one would render differently than the other 2. I have checked and double checked the keys, reset and started over…I always get the same results.

  Any other ideas?

  Peace,
  Mark
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  Jon Geddes

  January 27, 2009 at 3:25 am

  It looks as if you have ‘Light Transmission’ in the material options for the layer turned up. Make sure it is set to 0%

  Jon Geddes
  Motion Graphics Designer
  http://www.precomposed.com
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  Mark Crenshaw

  January 27, 2009 at 4:04 pm

  Thanks Jon! That was it!!! I had objects casting shadows only in one comp and foreground objects in another. The shadow casters had light transmission at 100%.

  Fixed Shadows

  Peace,
  Mark

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