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Drop Shadow
I am doing some green screen work in FCPX. I love how easy it is to get a key but cant make a drop shadow for the life of me. How do I create a drop shadow in FCPX?
Luke Hale
Producer/Editor BYU-I and Department of Energy
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You could manufacture one the old fashioned way by duplicating the layer, darkening it, blurring it, offsetting it; but I think Brendan Gibbons has made a free effect that will do this. If you search for him on this forum or search the effects at fcp.co you should find it.
All the best,
Tom
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You might find this effect useful:
https://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/344/2544
Make sure you set the scale to 100% (rather than the default of 80%) for what you are trying to achieve, but it should work fine. I know Brendan did something similar as Tom points out but this should work OK for pulling a drop shadow off your key (or any other alpha source).
Simon Ubsdell
Director/Editor/Writer
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