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This page gives some basic details about the Shadow Raw render element and explains how it is used.

 

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Overview

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The Shadow Raw Render Element stores information about cast shadows calculated from the lighting in the scene. It is a "reverse" image in the sense that white areas indicate shadows while black areas indicate no shadow.

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The Shadow Raw render element has no controllable properties.

 

 

Common Uses  

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The Raw Shadows Render Element is useful for changing the appearance of shadowed areas after rendering in a compositing or image editing application. Below is an example of its use, where the Raw Shadows are added (plus) with the  vrayRE_Raw_Light pass.

 

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Original Beauty Composite

 

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Shadows lightened by adding the Raw Shadow Render Element

 

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Underlying Compositing Equation

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Shadow Raw x Diffuse = Shadow

 

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Notes

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  • Shadows can be both added and subtracted at a composite level without rerendering using the Shadow Render Elements.

  • Shadows can be color corrected using the Shadow Render Elements.

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