New Drop-Shadow Tool - Create New Layer?

[Espermaschine]

I dont know the answer but what i dont understand is why you are not making the dropshadow without a filter ?

Everything works exactly the same and is live on canvas !

01. duplicate layer
02. lock Alpha Channel
03. fill with colour (black)
04. unlock Alpha Channel
05. apply Gaussian Blur
06. offset with Move Tool
07. adjust Opacity
08. apply Layermode (Multiply, Grain Merge, etc.)
09. profit