About Plugin Everything Shadow Studio 3

Shadow Studio 3 is a plugin for After Effects that simulates 3D lighting effects based on a layer’s alpha channel. It provides raytraced shadows, global illumination, ambient occlusion, subsurface scattering and glossy reflections, with both directional and point lights. The plugin includes extrusion, bevel, an RGBA pipeline for colour‑based lighting, a gradient editor with animation controls, and an Inner Shadow mode compatible with all other features. Over 36 presets and utility rigs are supplied, and all 37 After Effects blending modes are supported with alpha bias and matte gamma controls. Compatibility requires After Effects 2026 through CC 2017, macOS 11.3 or later, Windows 7 or later, and a GPU (integrated GPUs such as Intel Iris are supported). Apple Silicon is natively supported, though older Macs with Nvidia cards may not work.

Features

• Raytraced shadows and light simulating global illumination, ambient occlusion, subsurface scattering and glossy reflections, based on the alpha channel
• Directional and point lights for voluminous results, plus built-in extrusion and bevel
• RGBA Pipeline that casts colourful light from the layer source for glossy reflections or stylised results
• Gradient editor to animate, offset and loop gradients, with a Linear Gamma checkbox and a No Interpolation option
• Inner Shadow mode as a checkbox compatible with all other modes, including point light, directional light and inverse inner shadows
• Over 36 presets and project files, plus utility presets such as the 360° Directional Point Rig and Utility Bevel
• All 37 After Effects blending modes with alpha biasing and matte gamma controls

Best for

After Effects artists who need raytraced shadows, lighting and related 3D effects on alpha‑based layers, from realistic to stylised LoFi or cartoon looks.