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title: "Matte Shadow RE"
canonical: "https://documentation.chaos.com/space/VC4D/116856133/Matte%20Shadow%20RE"
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This page provides information about the Matte Shadow Render Element in V-Ray for Cinema 4D.



## **Overview**

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## **Properties**

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> Macro (anchor)



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### Example Use Case

In this example, the shadows in the image are tinted and brightened. The **Matte Shadow RE** and the [Raw Lighting RE](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VC4D/pages/116856762) are extracted from the finished render. They are taken to a photo editing software (Photoshop, Gimp, etc.), and the Matte Shadow is brightened and tinted, while the Raw Lighting's opacity is set to 10%. Both layers are then returned to the VFB, where they are Added (i.e., [Blend Mode set to Add](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VC4D/pages/116855823)) back into the composition. See the render before and after.



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Here is the compositing formula for the two extracted elements.


![image](media://b9324d1d-e4e0-4385-a4ff-0098a776b236)