Apple Shake 4 - Manual (Page 111)

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• IRetime: Sets the start/stop frame of a clip, can slip sync, and controls how the clip
behaves for frames outside of the frame range. Works for FileIn and SFileIn.
FileIn Source Parameters
The parameters for each FileIn node are divided into subtabs: the Source tab and the
Timing tab.
The Source tab, located on the left side of the Parameters tab, contains the following
controls:
ImageName
Specifies the local or absolute path to the image or media file on disk.
Note: You can get away with supplying only the imageName and omitting the other
path information within a script.
The ImageName subtree contains the following subparameters:
• BaseFile: Specifies the original, high-resolution image sequence or movie file
associated with this node. Opening this subtree reveals one additional parameter:
• baseFileType: A subparameter of BaseFile that tells Shake what the format is if the
file suffix is ambiguous. Generally, you do not need to set this, as “Auto”
automatically detects the format. If you have a problem reading an image, try
setting the format to correct this.
• ProxyXFile: Additional parameters appear if you have created proxies to use in this
script. For more information on using proxies, see Chapter 4, “
Using Proxies ,” on
page 137.
firstFrame
Lets you trim the beginning of a clip.
lastFrame
Lets you trim the end of a clip.
Note: QuickTime clips do not display either the firstFrame or lastFrame parameters.