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Shadows and Transparency Maps
Hello-
In Invigorator Pro 4.3.1, I’ve created a sphere that resides inside (right in the middle) of a slightly larger sphere. I used a transparency map to cut text out of the surface of the outside sphere so you can see through to the inside sphere. I can’t get the outside sphere to cast any shadows onto the inside sphere though – is that a limitation of transparency maps? I have Shadow Casting enabled on the Zaxwerks lights and have also tried using Comp Lights – neither seem to work.
Thanks for any help you can provide.
Sean
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2 Replies
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[spmaloney] “is that a limitation of transparency maps”
Yes! But there is as always a workaround;-)
-Duplicate your transparency map in your ae project window after you are done animating it. (I assume that you are using the layer mapping technique)
-Now open this duplicated comp and reduce the transparency of your text layer.
-Blur your text to taste
-Apply the duplicate to your inner sphere as a texture map.
Done!Here is an example aep for you: https://www.nyc-visual.com/Shadow.zip
Salut.
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Brilliant! Thank you so much!!
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