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Lighting Problem with shadow catcher
hey guys, i am currently attempting to render a car in a scene. I have set up an area light above the car.
When i render it, the shadow appears excellent which is fine in the render view. Infact, every time i render the scene with a plane, the shadow cast by the car is excellent.
However, when i apply a “shadow catcher” to the plane, and render the image to the desktop, the shadow is horrendous. I think the shadow catcher seemed to absorb much of the shadow…
Any ideas guys?
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thanks
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3 Replies
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What do you mean when you say you “apply a shadow catcher”? You’re using the shadow catcher plugin, or….?
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Sorry, i thought there was only one interpretation. What i mean is that i am using the “shadow catcher plugin” and that when i apply the shadow catcher “mat” onto the plane, the shadow cast by the car seems to lighten dramatically.
I hope that makes sense now.Oh, and no GI or AO have been used.
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Gotcha. Can’t recreate the problem here, though. Maybe you could post a scene where you just throw a cube in there in place of the car so we can see what’s going on?
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