Apple Shake 4 User Manual
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Chapter 2
Setting a Script’s Global Parameters
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enhancedNodeView
This parameter allows you to toggle all four enhanced Node View parameters using a
single button. This parameter can also be toggled using the Enhanced Node View
command from the Node View shortcut menu (Control-E or Command-E). For more
information on the enhancedNodeView parameters, see “
showTimeDependency
This parameter, when turned on, draws a bluish glow around nodes that are animated.
This includes nodes that consist of FileIn nodes that reference a QuickTime movie or
multiple-image sequence, nodes containing keyframed parameters, or nodes utilizing
expressions that change a parameter’s value over time.
showExpressionLinks
Turning this parameter on draws a light purple line connecting a node that uses an
expression to reference another node, and the node it references. An arrow pointing
toward the referenced node indicates the relationship.
ShowConcatenationLinks
When this parameter is turned on, a green line connects a series of nodes that
concatenate together. For example, three transform nodes that have been added to a
node tree in sequence so that they concatenate appear linked with a green line
connecting the left edge of each node. As a result, nodes that break concatenation are
instantly noticeable.
Note: As is often repeated, node concatenation is a very good thing, and you are
encouraged to group nodes that will concatenate together whenever possible to
improve the performance and visual quality of your scripts.
noodleColorCoding
When noodleColorCoding is turned on, noodles are color coded and stippled based on
the bit depth and number of color channels being propagated by each noodle in your
node tree. When this parameter is turned off, noodles appear in the default
NoodleColor.
stipple8Bit, stipple16Bit, stipple32Bit
Bit depths are represented by varying dotted (stippled) lines.These parameters let you
customize the stippling used for each bit depth supported by Shake, choosing from
five stippling patterns.