add shadow

The Add Shadow node can be found under the other menu tab.

Once the Add Shadow node has been clicked, the control parameters will appear on the right bottom side of the screen. On the image itself a white outline will appear, as well as a crosshair in the center of the image. The crosshair is the center of what will be the "shadow" and will let you move the "shadow"

The shadow has been moved to the right and the offestX and offsetY will reflect this movement.

The fuzziness parameter will make the edges more fuzzy or more crisp depending on which way the slider is moved.


The opacity parameter will make the "shadow" more opaque or more translucent depending on which way the slider is moved.


The color parameter will control the color of the "shadow"

After clicking the color box in the color parameter, a menu will appear that will enable the shadow to be any color chosen.


After adjusting your parameters to what you like, you will have a shadow!


Here is the books description of AddShadow:
The AddShadow node takes the alpha channel of an image, and then colors, blurs, fades, and moves the alpha channel. Next, the alpha is composited under the input, creating a basic shadow effect. It differs from DropShadow in that it already composites the shadow under the element; DropShadow creates an entirely new shadow element that can be manipulated separately.
Parameters
This node displays the following controls in the Parameters tab:
xOffset
Controls the shadow’s horizontal offset from its originating layer.
yOffset
Controls the shadow’s vertical offset from its originating layer.
fuzziness
Blurs the shadow. The slider’s range is from 0 to 100, but this parameter can be set to any positive value.
Shadow Color
A color control that lets you define the color of the drop shadow.
opacity
Defines how transparent the drop shadow is. The slider’s range is from 0 to 1.