Nima Anvar Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 I have a logo that was created in Photoshop and has a Drop Shadow effect around the CD and the word "METRONOME." I've made a short animation for it, but I cannot get that Drop Shadow Effect. Does anyone have any way of creating this effect in A:M? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o9rheradE4 Also, if you have any suggestions on how to improve the animation, I would be glad to hear it. Thanks, Nima Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted April 13, 2011 Hash Fellow Share Posted April 13, 2011 Hey, haven't seen you around for a while! That all-around drop shadow will be tough to do with one light. Here's a shadow done with no lights but with AO instead. This is done by having the camera point straight down at the letters which are just above the ground plane. AOShadow.prj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bigboote Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Sweet, the Metronome! I saw a Twins game there once! OR: If you really-really LOVE your Photoshop-drop(stifles a yawn)... render out a sequence without a background and with an alpha-channel, make an 'action' in Photoshop (you are the P'shop expert) that will apply that KICK-ASS drop shadow to every single frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largento Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Or even hold off until the logo comes into its final position and replace it with the actual logo, with drop shadows in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nima Anvar Posted April 15, 2011 Author Share Posted April 15, 2011 Thanks to everyone for their helpful comments. In the end I went with the last suggestion, and it looks pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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