Shadow (New for 5)

In iClone, all lights except the Point Light, Image Base Lighting and Ambient Light are capable of generating shadow.

Shadow Type

• From the Shadow Type drop-down list, you may decide to set the shadow effect to None/Self-Cast Shadow/Drop Shadow/Wall Shadow:

  Self-Cast Shadow (Directional Light)	Self-Cast Shadow (Spotlight)
  A realistic way to calculate the physical projections of shadows from the light source with the shadow map technology. Casting and receiving shadows both from characters and props/scene. Shadows can be cast on the source's own surface as well. It is highly recommended that you use Spotlight with the Self-Cast Shadow option when only shooting a small area inside a big scene.

  Drop Shadow	Wall Shadow
  A quick way for objects to drop shadow Only on the virtual floor (X-Y plane) or 2D background but not on any other 3D objects.	Wall Shadow will create a 2D shadow effect by offsetting a shadow directly behind objects. If you select this option, then the Offset X, Y will be enabled for you to define the position of the shadow. Please note that the Wall Shadow is cast merely on the 2D Background and Sky, and not on the Terrain.

• More about Self-Cast Shadow

  • A higher resolution shadow map is required if you wish all scene elements to cast shadows.

  • Self-Cast shadows can only be projected on 3D objects but not on the virtual floor (X-Y plane) or 2D space.

  • If a self-cast shadow is cast on an object with alpha transparency effects, then it might cause some artifacts.

  • Please refer to Self Cast Shadow Option for more information.

Shadow Opacity

• Adjust the Opacity value to define the transparency of the shadow. In general, stronger light (especially directional lights) will cast higher opacity shadows.

  Opacity = 20	Opacity = 100

Blur

• Check the Blur box to enable this feature. Adjust the Blur Level to define the edge softness of shadows.

  Blur Level = 1	Blur Level= 10