# Shadow catcher mtl added **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcements\ **Created:** [August 28, 2013, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/shadow-catcher-mtl-added/126086 "2013-08-28T20:46:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![boumay\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e9bcb4/32.png) [@boumay\_1](https://forums.chaos.com/u/boumay_1)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 2:50pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/shadow-catcher-mtl-added/126086/22 "2014-02-27T14:50:53Z")
Iโ€™m using alpha 5 and shadow catcher is greyed out (balck text) and unavailable. What should i do? Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![romullus](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/chaosprd/user_avatar/forums.chaos.com/romullus/32/271095_2.png) [@romullus](https://forums.chaos.com/u/romullus)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 3:30pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/shadow-catcher-mtl-added/126086/23 "2014-02-27T15:30:47Z")
You shoud patiently wait till Keymaster implement this feature in Corona. In the meantime, you can try this little workaraound: [Corona Shadow Matte rough solution - Corona for 3ds Max :: General - Chaos Forum](http://forum.corona-renderer.com/index.php/topic,1057.0.html) ---
**Author:** ![boumay\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e9bcb4/32.png) [@boumay\_1](https://forums.chaos.com/u/boumay_1)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 6:55pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/shadow-catcher-mtl-added/126086/24 "2014-02-28T18:55:15Z")
Thank you romullus ---
**Author:** ![Utroll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f19dbf/32.png) [@Utroll](https://forums.chaos.com/u/Utroll)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 5:32am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/shadow-catcher-mtl-added/126086/25 "2014-03-01T05:32:46Z")
Booom - A6/corona did a(nother) step Bravo ---
**Author:** ![poko](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/chaosprd/user_avatar/forums.chaos.com/poko/32/28077_2.png) [@poko](https://forums.chaos.com/u/poko)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 12:00am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/shadow-catcher-mtl-added/126086/26 "2014-03-03T00:00:19Z")
> [@Utroll](#): > > Booom - A6/corona did a(nother) step > Bravo What do you mean? ---
**Author:** ![Utroll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f19dbf/32.png) [@Utroll](https://forums.chaos.com/u/Utroll)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 2:06pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/shadow-catcher-mtl-added/126086/27 "2014-03-04T14:06:08Z")
My mistake, I thought that would be ready in a6 but now Iโ€™m not so sure unfortunately. Should always check original post date :S ---
**Author:** ![glukonaft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@glukonaft](https://forums.chaos.com/u/glukonaft)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 12:06pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/shadow-catcher-mtl-added/126086/28 "2014-03-20T12:06:31Z")
So i`m really don`t understand, how exactly use that shadow catcher mtl? Poke my nose ๐Ÿ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Ondra\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/50afbb/32.png) [@Ondra\_1](https://forums.chaos.com/u/Ondra_1)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/shadow-catcher-mtl-added/126086/29 "2014-03-20T12:15:48Z")
it unfortunately did not make it into A6, because it was not fully finished yet ---
**Author:** ![pokoy\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ebca7d/32.png) [@pokoy\_1](https://forums.chaos.com/u/pokoy_1)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 12:53pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/shadow-catcher-mtl-added/126086/30 "2014-03-20T12:53:30Z")
Bummer, I hoped for this addition for a long time. Will there be an update to A6 or is this scheduled for the final commercial release then? ---
**Author:** ![Ondra\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/50afbb/32.png) [@Ondra\_1](https://forums.chaos.com/u/Ondra_1)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 12:59pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/shadow-catcher-mtl-added/126086/31 "2014-03-20T12:59:06Z")
it wรญll be in the next (still free) release ---
**Author:** ![glukonaft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@glukonaft](https://forums.chaos.com/u/glukonaft)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 3:21pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/shadow-catcher-mtl-added/126086/33 "2014-03-20T15:21:12Z")
Ok, i`m understand :smiley: Thanks for your answer! I`ll try to get daily build, because it really necessary thing. PS: sorry for my bad english ๐Ÿ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![cecofuli](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/chaosprd/user_avatar/forums.chaos.com/cecofuli/32/27814_2.png) [@cecofuli](https://forums.chaos.com/u/cecofuli)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/shadow-catcher-mtl-added/126086/34 "2014-03-20T15:42:14Z")
And, I hope, something similar to IM, due fly-throught animations. With PT+HD render time is too much for interior animation compared to IM+LC. ---
**Author:** ![lacilaci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/48db29/32.png) [@lacilaci](https://forums.chaos.com/u/lacilaci)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/shadow-catcher-mtl-added/126086/35 "2014-03-20T18:54:40Z")
> [@cecofuli](#): > > And, I hope, something similar to IM, due fly-throught animations. With PT+HD render time is too much for interior animation compared to IM+LC. Yesss, that would be awesomeโ€ฆ ---
**Author:** ![juang3d\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8baadc/32.png) [@juang3d\_1](https://forums.chaos.com/u/juang3d_1)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 3:49am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/shadow-catcher-mtl-added/126086/36 "2014-03-21T03:49:17Z")
What is IM? I assume that LC is LightCache, but Iโ€™m not sure what is IM ๐Ÿ‘… Cheers. ---
**Author:** ![glukonaft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@glukonaft](https://forums.chaos.com/u/glukonaft)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 9:37am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/shadow-catcher-mtl-added/126086/37 "2014-03-21T09:37:03Z")
> [@juang3d](#): > > What is IM? > > I assume that LC is LightCache, but Iโ€™m not sure what is IM ๐Ÿ‘… > > Cheers. Maybe Irradiance Map ๐Ÿ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Dollmaker](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/chaosprd/user_avatar/forums.chaos.com/dollmaker/32/235486_2.png) [@Dollmaker](https://forums.chaos.com/u/Dollmaker)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/shadow-catcher-mtl-added/126086/38 "2014-04-22T11:15:00Z")
Where is this exactly located in V6? And How ot use it.. Thanks.. ๐Ÿ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![romullus](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/chaosprd/user_avatar/forums.chaos.com/romullus/32/271095_2.png) [@romullus](https://forums.chaos.com/u/romullus)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/shadow-catcher-mtl-added/126086/39 "2014-04-22T11:27:40Z")
Damn, everytime i see this thread bumped, i hope for Keymaster has readded shadow catcher back. But nope, still not. ---
**Author:** ![Utroll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f19dbf/32.png) [@Utroll](https://forums.chaos.com/u/Utroll)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 10:00pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/shadow-catcher-mtl-added/126086/40 "2014-04-22T22:00:33Z")
> [@romullus](#): > > Damn, everytime i see this thread bumped, i hope for Keymaster has readded shadow catcher back. But nope, still not. ahah.. same same (translucency too) Oh. Sorry for the bump ---
**Author:** ![alienmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@alienmind](https://forums.chaos.com/u/alienmind)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/shadow-catcher-mtl-added/126086/41 "2014-04-28T15:57:41Z")
> [@Rawalanche](#): > > > [@pokoy](#): > > > > Bummer, I hoped for this addition for a long time. Will there be an update to A6 or is this scheduled for the final commercial release then? > > This is last alphaโ€ฆ After this, there will be beta. Beta will still not be final commercial release, but should have all base features. Those should be Shadow catcher, SSS, pFlow support, memory optimization, animated proxy, advanced layered shader, flickefree HDcache and possibly also interactive rendering. While i can not guarantee that all of them will make it into first beta, i am quite confident shadow catcher will. > > Actually, after this release (A6), the shadowcatcher is very high on the list of TODO features ๐Ÿ˜ƒ And since you probably have access do dailies, there is a chance you will be able to use it long before beta is out ๐Ÿ˜‰ and when we can achieve next version? [Previous page](https://forums.chaos.com/t/shadow-catcher-mtl-added/126086.md?page=1)