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Drop Shadow

Cast a configurable shadow behind the layer, with offset, blur, opacity, colour, and blend controls.

Written By Massimo Albanese

Last updated About 3 hours ago

Cast a configurable shadow behind the layer, with offset, blur, opacity, colour, and blend controls.

In: Border

Location

Layer / Border / Drop Shadow

Controls

Select the layer to edit Drop Shadow in the Effect Panel. Open Parameters below for individual controls.

Actions

Double-click a control label to reset it. Use its function button to add keyframes or a driver.

Parameters

ControlWhat it doesDefaultRangeNudgeAnimation
Blur RadiusRadius of the internal blur used to build the sharpen mask.0.80 to 100.05Continuous keyframes
Blur Radius UnitUnit for Blur Radius.%Panel-definedContinuousPanel-dependent
Caster Field / Black PointCaster Field / Black Point setting for this effect.0Panel-definedContinuousPanel-dependent
Caster Field / Blur PxControls how softly the caster field / blur px transitions.0Panel-definedContinuousPanel-dependent
Caster Field / InvertTurns caster field / invert on or off for this effect.OffPanel-definedContinuousPanel-dependent
Caster Field / SemanticCaster Field / Semantic setting for this effect.opacityPanel-definedContinuousPanel-dependent
Caster Field / Source / KindCaster Field / Source / Kind setting for this effect.sourceAlphaPanel-definedContinuousPanel-dependent
Caster Field / White PointCaster Field / White Point setting for this effect.1Panel-definedContinuousPanel-dependent
ColorChooses the color used by this effect.#000000Panel-definedContinuousPanel-dependent
Offset XSets the horizontal position for this effect.0.02-0.5 to 0.50.001Continuous keyframes
Offset YSets the vertical position for this effect.0.02-0.5 to 0.50.001Continuous keyframes
OpacitySets how strongly this effect is blended with the source image.0.750 to 10.01Continuous keyframes
SpreadSpread setting for this effect.00 to 100.05Continuous keyframes
Spread UnitChooses whether spread is measured as a percentage or pixels.%Panel-definedContinuousPanel-dependent

madphase 1.4.0

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