Compositing node
Drop Shadow
Casts a soft offset shadow of the image's silhouette behind it, with Offset X/Y for direction and distance and Opacity/Color for its look.

What it does
Drop Shadow is a compositing node: it layers, masks and routes pictures. It takes picture in and gives picture out.
Inputs and outputs
Inputs
- picture input
Outputs
- picture out
Controls
Every control with a range can be driven by a modulator, a note, an audio level or a sketch.
| Control | Range or options | Default |
|---|---|---|
| offset x | -20 to 20 | 4 |
| offset y | -20 to 20 | 4 |
| opacity | 0 to 1 | 0.600000024 |
Example patch
This patch wires Drop Shadow to what it needs and shows the result. Download it, then use File, Open in Infinite, or read it here: it is plain text.
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# Drop Shadow: a starting patch for the Drop Shadow node
node 1 Compositing dropshadow
id node
pos 520 300
end
node 2 Source Ramp
id in0
pos 0 300
end
node 3 Utility Output
id out
pos 1080 300
end
cable node 0 in0
cable out 0 node