Add a shadow to a picture in DaVinci Resolve

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Introduction

Add a shadow to a picture in DaVinci Resolve

Davinci Resolve gives the opportunity to add easily shadows to elements in your videos in a very simple way. A shadow can be applied to a text or even a picture having a transparent background, for example, a logo.

Shadows give depth to pictures and that makes videos more appealing.

Steps are very simple and easy to reproduce. A link to a video sample is available below.

Video

A video example on how to perform this action is available on our YouTube channel: 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC61hJ5Vd5PuYYyoH3e1SE1g

The direct link to the video is the following one: 

https://youtu.be/0IECB3Ffr-M

How to

  1. Add a picture to the media pool.
  2. Go to the edit page.
  3. Add a background to the timeline in DaVinci Resolve.
  4. In the same way add the picture to the timeline.
  5. Open the Effects panel.
  6. Select Open FX.
  7. In the search field type: "shadow".
  8. Drag and drop the Drop Shadow element on the picture.
  9. If necessary adjust the values into the Inspector.

DaVinci Versions

This article applies to Davinci Resolve version:

  • 17.

Type of article

This article is classified as an elementary action.


YouTube Desciption

DaVinci Resolve gives the opportunity to add easily shadows to elements in your videos in a very simple way. A shadow can be applied to a text or even a picture having a transparent background, for example, a logo. Shadows give depth to pictures and that makes videos more appealing. The video refers to DaVinci Resolve version 17.

Article

Detailed information on this video is available at the following Wiki article at Minidea.net: 

https://wiki.minidea.net/index.php?title=Add_a_shadow_to_a_picture_in_DaVinci_Resolve

Category

More wiki articles on DaVinci Resolve are available on the Minidea.net wiki in the category DaVinci Resolve: 

https://wiki.minidea.net/index.php?title=Category:DaVinci_Resolve

Type of article

This video describes an elementary action in DaVinci Resolve. An elementary action is an action that can be performed in less than a minute. It is not connected to a specific use case, but it can be used in several situations. Wiki's category about elementary actions in DaVinci Resolve: 

https://wiki.minidea.net/index.php?title=Category:Elementary_action_DaVinci

YouTube playlist: 

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-tII6h2lrHt7MshcI5xDXMjnXXvC4kqJ
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