With keyshot 4 we added a pro level feature for render layers and render passes.
Keyshot transparency floor shadow.
We wanted to make this as simple as possible to use so within the scene tab you have an option to assign layers to your items and within the render options you have quick selections to generate three types of render passes.
So you ll get this nice little halo between your product and the shadow.
Shadow color this setting is simillar to the setting found in the project environment tab and will set the color of shadows cast on this plane.
So the best practice is to always keep your full render underneath the render layers to keep those half transparent pixels hidden.
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The reason why it s more noticeable in the shadows is because shadows have alpha throughout beginning at the edge of the 3d object and increasing in transparency to the outer fringes of the shadow.
Also i d recommend always using png images with transparency so no visible border.
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Specular this is where you set how reflective your ground is.
First import the template into your keyshot resource folder as a transparent png file.
Specular this is where you set how reflective your ground is.
Click on the color swatch to open the color picker window.
Because your shadow is transparent.
Answered on 3 dec 2011 03 04 pm thx andreas big help.
Anywhere there is an alpha transparency taking place it gets blended with the background color.
You can make these in photoshop and keyshot will import them.
This is what happens with render layers in keyshot.
Shadow color this setting is simillar to the setting found in the project environment tab and will set the color of shadows cast on this plane.
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