shadow_matte shader used to capture shadow on the floor plane (rollover image) The shadow_matte is a specific shader, used typically on floor planes to 'catch' shadows from lighting within the scene. It is useful for integrating a rendered object onto a photographic background. You can create a custom shadow pass with this shader. You can also render out shadows separately for use in a compositing package. For example, you may want to change the shadow density or color of the shadow to match some live-action footage.
The Shadow Matte only collects shadows from light sources and not from the Sky shader (which is not a light).
Shadow
Shadow Color
The color of the shadow. You can use it to 'tint' the color of the shadows to match a photographic backplate.
Shadow Opacity
Determines how 'opaque' or dark the shadow appears. Higher values will produce a lighter shadow. The captured shadow is visible in the alpha channel. If you have a very hilly or bumpy ground, you may need to increase the Transparency Depth in the Render Settings.
Background
Background Type
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Offscreen Color
There may be areas visible in the specular reflections which are outside of the background plate; so-called offscreen areas. This parameter defines the color used for these offscreen areas; you can link a texture for instance.
Diffuse
Diffuse color
The color used to determine the overall indirect diffuse contribution in the scene. Diffuse Color: Red
Use Background
If enabled, the background color is used to determine the overall indirect diffuse contribution in the scene. Otherwise, the color defined in the diffuse color is used.
Diffuse Intensity
The amount of diffuse contribution.
Backlighting
When enabled, it takes into account the backlighting illumination. Backlighting provides the effect of a translucent object being lit from behind (the shading point is 'lit' by the specified fraction of the light hitting the reverse of the object at that point). It is recommended that this only be used with thin objects (single-sided geometry) as objects with thickness may render incorrectly.
Switch for enabling/disabling capture of the indirect diffuse light.
Indirect Specular
Switch for enabling/disabling capture of the indirect specular light.
Specular Color
The color the specular reflection will be modulated with.
Specular Intensity
The specular weight. Influences the brightness of the specular highlight.
Specular Roughness
Controls the glossiness of the specular reflections. The lower the value, the sharper the reflection.
AOV names
A list of available AOVs available for the Shadow Matte shader. Each option creates a separate AOV render pass for that component. Note that the AOV must also be enabled in the Render Settings window.
Shadow
Direct light shadow AOV.
Shadow Diff
A difference AOV which can be used to eliminate the shadow from the direct component.
Shadow Mask
This AOV can be used in comp to localize and tweak the shadow.
Indirect Diffuse
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Indirect Specular
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The Shadow Matte shader requires more than 1 sample to avoid noisy shadows. This is because it is computing a ratio of shadowed/unshadowed lighting, and to get a good estimate of that it requires multiple samples.Skydome Light Sampling
