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Raw Shadow RE

This page provides information about Raw Shadow Render Element in V-Ray for Cinema 4D.

Last updated 19 September 2025

This page provides information about Raw Shadow Render Element in V-Ray for Cinema 4D.

Overview

The Raw Shadow Render Element stores information about cast shadows calculated from the lighting in the scene. It is a "reverse" image in the sense that white areas indicate shadows while black areas indicate no shadow.

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Properties

Enable Deep Output – Specifies whether to include this render element in deep images.

Color Mapping – Applies the color mapping options specified in the Color Mapping rollout of the V-Ray tab in the Render Settings window to this render element.

Consider for Anti-Aliasing – When enabled, anti-aliasing is used where possible.

Filtering – Applies an image filter to this channel.

Derive Raw Channels – Generates data in the raw channels by combining the respective color and the filter color channels.

Vfb Color Corrections – Applies the post-render color adjustments made from the VFB.

Denoise – Enables the render element's denoising, provided the Denoiser render element is present.