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Add Drop-Shadows

The Add Drop Shadows feature in Filmora enhances visuals by adding depth to text, images, and overlays. It creates a subtle shadow effect behind elements, making them stand out against backgrounds. Users can customize opacity, blur, angle, and distance, giving videos a more professional, polished, and visually appealing look.

Steps to Use Drop Shadow in Filmora

Using the drop shadow feature allows users to add depth to the elements. To learn how to apply this feature, read the steps provided next:

Step 1. Begin Creating Project and Adding Elements

To initiate the process, launch Filmora on your device and create a new project. Next, import the video to the tool’s interface and drag it to the timeline. Add elements like text, image, shapes, or overlay to add a drop shadow.

Step 2. Choose the Drop Shadow Feature

Head to the properties panel on the right and enable the properties panel. Under the Basic section, look for the Shadow option and turn its toggle on. Now, access the Drop Shadow option under it and select your shadow type. Moving forward, adjust other settings like Distance, Blur, and Opacity.

Step 3. Add Key Frames to Drop Shadow

Place the playhead over the video track to mark the position from where you want to add the keyframe. Next, head to the panel and adjust the elements like angle, distance blur, and opacity, and press the Keyframe icons adjacent to it.

Step 4. Review Added Key Frame and Export

Now, move forward the playhead and change the elements in the panel. Click on the Keyframe icon again. Repeat the process by forwarding the playhead and adjusting the elements. This will create the motion effect for the applied shadow. Once done, press the Export button to save the results to your device.