Grass Valley NewsEdit XT v.5.5 - Manual (Page 302)

Appendix Video Effects
300 Digital News Production
Drop Shadows
You can apply a drop shadow to the foreground image in your effect. In
addition to adding the drop shadow, you can change its color, opacity, and
amount of offset.
To position the drop shadow, use the X-Offset and Y-Offset parameters.
Option Range Description
Opacity 0 to 100 0 is not visible at all and 100 is opaque.
X-Offset -4 to +4 -4 is the far left of the foreground and +4 is the far right.
Y-Offset -3 to +3 -3 is the upper most limit and +3 is lowest limit from the
foreground.
All -4 to +4 -4 places the X-Offset at the left and the Y-Offset at the upper
most limit while +4 places the
X-Offset at the right and the Y-Offset at the lowest limit from
the foreground.
Softness 0 to 100
Color Standard
Windows
color picker Change the color of the drop shadow by clicking the Color
icon on the Options tab and selecting a new color.