Drop Shadow Effect

[Nima Anvar]

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

[robcat2075]

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

 

 

[John Bigboote]

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.

[largento]

Or even hold off until the logo comes into its final position and replace it with the actual logo, with drop shadows in place.

[Nima Anvar]

Thanks to everyone for their helpful comments. In the end I went with the last suggestion, and it looks pretty good.