I thought at some point that the playback of DaVinci could've been wrong since I am not working with a decklink, but even when I export at the highest quality possible, as DNxHD or other formats (tried many of them), the playouts don't look the same. I have attempted multiple solutions, tweaking almost all of the DaVinci settings, even exporting the AE composition in AVI format, but nothing seems to help.
![after effect drop shadow after effect drop shadow](http://www.videosoftdev.com/images/video_editor/how-to/drop-shadow/effect-settings.jpg)
I have even tried to switch it to Full but then the colours are shifting and getting wrong. I am aware of the shift in colour when importing a composition with the "Video Codec: Animation" from AE, that one needs to change the Data Levels in Clip Attributes from Auto to Full to match proper colours, but in this case, the colours look 100% accurate as the video codec in Apple ProRes 4444/XQ. Premiere Pro Screenshot on solid white backgroundĭaVinci Resolve Screenshot on solid white backgroundĬomparison DaVinci Resolve vs After Effects/Premiere Pro divided (next to each other) DaVinci Resolve Studio 17 - Version 17.4.3 Build 10Īfter Effects Screenshot on solid white background.AE Composition Video Codec: QuickTime - RGB + Alpha + Apple ProRes 4444/XQ (it does not change the problem in 4444 or 4444 XQ).When I import the AE composition to Premiere Pro, it matches 100% with AE and clearly, DaVinci looks like a lighter drop shadow. In After Effects, it looks darker than in DaVinci. I do the export part myself to avoid sending huge files through the internet.Īt this point, I have realised an offset in the drop shadows of texts he created. He sends me back the entire project in After Effects with all of the Illustrator files, I open it and export the motion designs with transparent background to import it back to DaVinci Resolve. The workflow is following: I edit a filmed video (with real actors), then send the exported timeline to the motion designer and he adds/creates motion designs on top of the video. As it is, this is the best solution I've discovered so far.On a project which requires motion design, we (my company) have asked a freelance motion designer who works with Adobe Illustrator + After Effects.
![after effect drop shadow after effect drop shadow](https://rflandscapeproducts.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Chorus-White-Drop-Edge-Flipedcopy-768x1024.png)
If anyone knows how I can fix this shadow or knows of another way I can draw a line that I can easily manipulate the curve and length of while still applying a stroke and dropshadow to it, I'm all ears. It looks like it's picking up the white color from the stroke even though I have the shadow set to use the color Black. However, the dropshadow is showing up more like a white glow than a black shadow. So I then drop this path composition into my main composition where I can position it over the map and give it a white stroke and a dropshadow. As it is a stroke on a path for ease of animation, I find that I cannot add a white stroke to it.
![after effect drop shadow after effect drop shadow](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/o3Shk27S74M/maxresdefault.jpg)
I make the stroke of this path the color I need for the body of my line (red or blue), set the stroke width to 24 and set it's line caps to Round Cap, and set the opacity of the fill to 0. Because the lines can change shape and length, I found that my best option is to draw a line path in a composition that I can animate the shape and length of (using trim path). I need to animate bunch of styled lines on a map that are either blue or red in color with a white stroke around them. Thank you for taking the time to read this and help me out.