# Problem with filter : shadow is shown to a movie clip but not to another one

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-filter-shadow-is-shown-to-a-movie-clip-but-not-to-another-one/270992>\
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**Created:** [September 17, 2008, 6:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-filter-shadow-is-shown-to-a-movie-clip-but-not-to-another-one/270992 "2008-09-17T06:33:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 6:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-filter-shadow-is-shown-to-a-movie-clip-but-not-to-another-one/270992/1 "2008-09-17T06:33:58Z")

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drop shadow has been applied to 2 different mcs , with the 1st one the effect is shown perfectly , however with the 2nd mc (basically text that was converted to a movie clip just to apply a bit of shade) the effect is not visualized. Is there any reason for this problem to happen ?  
thanks