Apple Shake 4 User Manual
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Chapter 4
Using Proxies
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If the proxy was named:
//MyMachine/project1/shot1/plate1/proxy1/myfile_proxy1
and the full resolution elements are:
//Server1/project1/shot1/plate1/full/myfile_full
you enter MyMachine|Server1; proxy1|full as your baseDefaultReplace. Note the
semicolon to split the entries.
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Create a FileIn node in the Node View to read the pre-rendered proxies into your script.
When the File Browser appears, choose the proxy files and specify the proxy setting it
corresponds to in the “Load as proxy” setting at the bottom of the Browser. In this
example, P1 is the proxy setting at which the selected files are read in.
When you import proxy files without corresponding base files, the imageName
parameter in the Parameters tab appears olive green.
Later, when you’re ready to start using the full-resolution media that corresponds to the
proxy files you’ve been using, you can read in this media using the baseFile
subparameter of the FileIn node’s imageName parameter.
When the full-resolution elements are brought online, the imageName field goes back
to its normal gray appearance, and you may toggle to the Base full-resolution mode to
display the media at its highest resolution.
Important:
Use caution when working with anamorphic elements. The proxy ratio
parameter determines the relationship of the proxy to the base file. Therefore, if you
load in low-resolution flattened images, ensure that your ratio reflects the proper ratio
of the height to the width in the base files. See “