tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784279851937190132.post798523686647668953..comments2023-10-17T07:11:55.947-04:00Comments on Pandora Machine Blog: Shadow PlaneAndrew Bellwarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05718623679244389126noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784279851937190132.post-6166640301125140602015-08-22T12:00:19.481-04:002015-08-22T12:00:19.481-04:00It's the movement of the shadows cast on the p...It's the movement of the shadows cast on the plane that I'm trying to extract, not a shadow of a plane. There's a giant robot, who is lit on the side, and the plane I'm making is an invisible plane which is lined up with the ground in the final composite. Being the plane is invisible, but for the robot's shadow upon it, it should composite as though the robot's shadow is on the ground. Andrew Bellwarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05718623679244389126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784279851937190132.post-77278826519263823802015-08-22T04:15:36.668-04:002015-08-22T04:15:36.668-04:00I don't know if I explained my question well e...I don't know if I explained my question well enough. Like, if you've already rendered out the plane by itself, with whatever movement is going on, then double that and put it underneath the plane. Turn it black, blur it and lower the opacity. Then you don't need a matte(because it's under the plane layer) and it will move exactly like the plane.Aric Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988520977827917569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784279851937190132.post-73539558154645164512015-08-15T10:56:16.974-04:002015-08-15T10:56:16.974-04:00Well, there's full-motion happening on that pl...Well, there's full-motion happening on that plane. So each frame is brand-new. If it were a still that would totally work but you'd have to cut a matte around the plane (if I understand what you mean correctly). <br />But this way seems to work. Andrew Bellwarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05718623679244389126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784279851937190132.post-34302107091953300932015-08-15T02:32:45.904-04:002015-08-15T02:32:45.904-04:00Is there a reason to not just take your plane into...Is there a reason to not just take your plane into After Effects, level its color down until it's solid black, blur it and lower the opacity, and you have a shadow of your plane?Kangashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306092145547452231noreply@blogger.com