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This page gives some basic details about the Shadow Render Element and how it is used in compositing.

Overview

The Shadow Render Element is a color image that works as a reverse mask for shadows and can be used to lighten, darken or tint shadows. Shadows can be lightened in the composite by adding this pass, or darkened by subtracting this render pass from the final composite.

The Shadow render element is the product of multiplying the Shadow Raw Render Element with the Diffuse Render Element in the composite.

 

 

 

UI Path: ||Toolbar|| > V-Ray Menu icon > Render > VRayRenderElement > Type: Shadow


Properties

The Shadow render element has no controllable properties.

 

Common Uses

The Shadow Render Element is useful for changing the appearance of shadowed areas in a compositing or image editing application. Below are examples of possible uses.

 

 

Shadow Render Element

 


Original Beauty Composite

 

 

 


Shadows lightened by subtracting from Lighting Render Element

 

 


Compositing Formula

Shadow Raw x Diffuse = Shadow



 

Notes

  • The Shadow pass can be both added and subtracted with the final beauty comp at a composite level without rerendering.

  •  Shadows can be color-corrected using the Shadow element.

 

 

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