<table border="0" cellpadding="20px" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td><div class="breadcrumbs"><a href="1_7_7_24.html" title="Crystallize">Previous</a> | <a href="1_7_7_26.html" title="Echo">Next</a> | <a href="1_7_0_0.html">Applying Effects and Transitions</a> > <a href="1_7_7_0.html">Video effects included with Adobe Premiere Elements</a></div><h4 class="head2">Drop Shadow</h4><hr /><ol><p class="paragraph">The Drop Shadow effect adds a shadow that appears behind the clip. The shape of the Drop Shadow is determined by the clip's alpha channel. Unlike most other effects, Drop Shadow can create a shadow outside the bounds of the clip (the dimensions of the clip's source). </p><p class="paragraph">Since Drop Shadow uses the alpha channel, it works well with 32-bit footage files from drawing programs and three-dimensional rendering programs that support the alpha channel.</p><p class="note"><span class="bold">Note: </span>Because Drop Shadow works best when it is the last effect rendered, apply this effect after applying all other effects. You can create a more realistic-looking shadow on animated clips by applying and animating the Motion or Basic 3D effect prior to applying Drop Shadow instead of animating the fixed Motion effect because fixed effects are rendered after standard effects.</p></ol><hr /><div class="breadcrumbs"><a href="1_7_7_24.html" title="Crystallize">Previous</a> | <a href="1_7_7_26.html" title="Echo">Next</a> | <a href="#top">Top</a> | <a href="1_7_0_0.html">Applying Effects and Transitions</a> > <a href="1_7_7_0.html">Video effects included with Adobe Premiere Elements</a></div></td></tr></table>
