Grass Valley NewsEdit XT v.5.5 - Manual (Page 236)

Chapter 12 Adding Titles (Option)
234 Digital News Production
Changing Edge Properties
In addition to changing text properties, you can also modify its edge properties.
The main use of this feature is to make a drop shadow on the text.
These options affect the right edge of each character in the selected text field.
Option Range Description
Size 0-100 0 is not visible at all and 100 is the full size of the edge.
Transparency 0-100 0 is fully opaque and 100 is fully transparent.
Softness 0-99 0 is no softness and 99 is the full softness available for
the edge of the text.