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Jan 20, 2022 ⋅ 5 min read

Mmd Excellent Shadow -

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Unlike the default MMD shadow system, which can often appear jagged or "pixelated" depending on the camera distance and light angle, Excellent Shadow works as a post-processing filter. It improves shadow fidelity in two primary ways:

Here’s a good feature implementation for — suitable for a graphics tool, rendering engine, or MMD (MikuMikuDance) enhancement plugin:

The "Excellent" tag derives from its handling of facial shadows. MES allows modelers to tag specific meshes (e.g., eyeballs, inner mouth) as Shadow Exclusion Group 0 , preventing the nose from casting an ugly triangle shadow across the entire face—a common issue in default MMD.

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