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title: "Shadow Raw"
canonical: "https://documentation.chaos.com/space/VRAYNUKE/110625159/Shadow%20Raw"
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This page gives some basic details about the Shadow Raw render element and explains how it is used.

 

## **Overview**

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UI Path: ||Toolbar|| >** V-Ray Menu icon > Render > VRayRenderElement > Type: Shadow Raw**

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## **Properties**

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The Shadow Raw render element has no controllable properties.

 

![image](media://6fb345a9-9d47-4277-a40a-94024f6e7bb7)

 

## **Common Uses**  

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The Raw Shadows Render Element is useful for changing the appearance of shadowed areas after rendering in a compositing or image editing application. Below is an example of its use, where the Raw Shadows are added (plus) with the[ ](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/pages/createpage.action?spaceKey=VRAY3MAYA4EDIT&title=Raw%20Lighting%20%7C%20vrayRE_Raw_Light)[ vrayRE_Raw_Light](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/pages/createpage.action?spaceKey=VRAY4MAYA&title=Raw%20Light) pass.

 

## **Underlying Compositing Equation**

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**Shadow Raw** x [Diffuse](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VRAYNUKE/pages/110625511) = [Shadow](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VRAYNUKE/pages/110625161)

 

![image](media://b80c6aa3-9e82-4a32-8529-6f90e6d7c699)

 

 

## **Notes**

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- Shadows can be both added and subtracted at a composite level without rerendering using the Shadow Render Elements.
- Shadows can be color corrected using the Shadow Render Elements.