Apple Shake 4 - Manual (Page 144)

144 Chapter 4 Using Proxies
3 Modify the proxy1DefaultScale and proxy1DefaultRatio parameters.
• For example, suppose you want to create a proxy setting that lowers the resolution
of an anamorphic image by resizing the image vertically to correct the anamorphic
distortion. You want to set P1 to be the same width as the base file (the full
resolution image) but flattened, and P2 to be 1/4 scale and also flattened. To do this,
use the following values:
• proxy1DefaultScale 1
• proxy1DefaultRatio .5
• proxy2DefaultScale 1/4
• proxy2DefaultRatio .5
Note: You can now close the useProxy subtree to clean up the Globals tab.
Click P1 or P2 to toggle to the flattened versions of the full-resolution image.
Note: Do not use the ratio parameter to change your aspect ratio on the fly if working
with pre-rendered proxies. For more information, see “
Anamorphic Images and Pre-
Generated Proxies ” on page 155.
Permanently Customizing Shake’s Proxy Settings
The previous section described saving custom proxy settings into a script. However, if
you always use the same custom settings for all new scripts, you can create a new set
of default P1/P2/P3 settings by creating a .h file in your startup directory.
Modified P1 Modified P2