AE shadows won't work 99 Responses

Last post: 1 year, 3 months ago | Thread started: Feb 9, 12, 9:30 a.m.

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• CyBrainX

  I go through this every time. I have a 3D camera. All the layers in my comp are 3D. Cast shadows is set to On in my light's properties. What am I missing?

  Feb 9, 12, 9:30 a.m. – Permalink

• Ramanisky2

  you have to tell the solid under properties to be accept the lights

  

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  Dog-earFeb 9, 12, 9:32 a.m. – Permalink

• CyBrainX

  Ok, I forgot about that, but now that I switched the layers to accept lights. I still get nothing. All the layers are still set to cast shadows by default.

  

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  Dog-earFeb 9, 12, 9:36 a.m. – Permalink

• CyBrainX

  I just noticed that even though my light is in a normal position in front of everything, it does absolutely nothing in my comp. I tested the intensity at 2500% and it does nothing, even if I change it to point, ambient, spot or parallel. I'll try creating a new light, then maybe restart AE, curse a few times and then try a non-3D transition and call it a day.

  

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  Dog-earFeb 9, 12, 9:41 a.m. – Permalink

• Ramanisky2

  http://www.videocopilot.net/tuto…

  • Thanks. I think I'll have to pick this battle for another day. I just don't have the time.– CyBrainX

  

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  Dog-earFeb 9, 12, 9:45 a.m. – Permalink

• Miguex

  Set layers to not only to accept lights, but to cast shadows!
  You have to do it on both, the layer that is casting a shadow, and the layer that it's receiving the shadow.

  By default, after effects has both of these off, I was there at one time, I was like what the hell, no shadows??

  

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  Dog-earFeb 9, 12, 11:47 a.m. – Permalink

• Miguex

  

  

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  Dog-earFeb 9, 12, 11:48 a.m. – Permalink

• CyBrainX

  Thanks. I had given up on it since I needed to get work done. When I rendered everything worked as is was supposed to. Isn't there anyway to see the shadows without rendering the movie?

  

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  Dog-earFeb 9, 12, 1:23 p.m. – Permalink

• Miguex

  oh yeah!
  under the preview window, next to the 'bouncing ball thingy' that shows motion blur, there might be something there...

  

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  Dog-earFeb 9, 12, 2:05 p.m. – Permalink

• CyBrainX

  Shit. I had Draft 3D checked on the timeline options. Thanks.

  

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  Dog-earFeb 9, 12, 5:02 p.m. – Permalink