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Shows areas where light doesn't reach. Compare with the Raw Shadow Render Element, which gives areas of cast shadows.

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UI Paths

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||V-Ray Asset Editor|| > Render Elements (right-click) > Matte Shadows
||V-Ray Asset Editor|| > Create Asset (left-click) > Render Elements > Matte Shadows

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Denoise – Specifies whether to denoise this render element.

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Common Uses

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The Matte Shadows Render Element is useful for changing the appearance of shadowed areas in compositing or image editing software. In the example, the shadows are brightened and tinted with a warmer tone using the Matte Shadows RE. See the render before and after compositing.

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Matte Shadows + Raw Light

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