-
Casting shadows on an imported 3D CGI backdrop
Hi,
I’m creating a virtual studio in Lightwave 8.5, shooting an actor on a green screen and compositing in After Effects Pro 6.5.
The talent walks across the ‘studio’ (I’ve matchmoved the green screen shot and imported into Lightwave) and I’m keying in AE with a TGA sequence from Lightwave.
How can I get a shadow on my CG floor in After Effects from my keyed out talent?
Thanks,
Jim
Reel Inspirations
-
3 Replies
-
I would duplicate your keyed footage, then apply a drop shadow, the check the box that says show shadow only. Either make the layer a 3d layer then position it right to match the way is should fall or in stead just corner pin the layer and distort appropriatley.
-
Sayyy Shayder, would you be reading my posts by any chances? 😛
Just kidding.
https://forums.creativecow.net/cgi-bin/new_read_post.cgi?forumid=2&postid=877623
Justin Productions
Tangerin01@hotmail.com
Adobe After Effects 6.0 Professional -
try rendering a shadow pass in lightwave. I use c4d and it works just fine. the shadow comes in as a separate layer that can be just laid over the video.
Reply to this Discussion! Login or Sign Up