Apple Shake 4 - Manual (Page 16)

16 Preface Shake 4 Documentation and Resources
Using the Shake Documentation
There are several components to the documentation accompanying Shake, including
printed user manuals and tutorials, onscreen documentation in PDF and HTML formats,
and contextual help available directly from within the Shake interface.
User Manual
The Shake 4 User Manual is divided into two volumes:
• Volume I—The Interface: Explains the basics of the Shake interface and provides
instructions for working with media, file formats, nodes, and so on.
• Volume
II—Compositing: Discusses the specific features Shake provides for image
compositing. Part I of this volume covers such topics as image processing,
rotoscoping, color correction, and so on. Part II delves into Shake’s advanced
functionality, including optimizing, creating macros, and using expressions. This
section also includes “The Cookbook,” a repository of useful Shake tips and
techniques.
Tutorials
If you are new to Shake, you are encouraged to work through the Shake 4 Tutorials.
These interactive lessons provide you with a solid introduction to Shake’s functionality
and workflow.
Onscreen Help
Onscreen help (available to Mac OS X users in the Help menu) provides easy access to
information while you’re working in Shake. Onscreen versions of the Shake 4 User
Manual and Shake 4 Tutorials are available here, along with other documents in PDF
format and links to websites.
To access onscreen help in Mac OS X:
m In Shake, choose an option from the Help menu.
Note: You can also open PDF versions of the user manual and tutorials from the
Shake/doc folder.
Viewing Shake Onscreen Documentation on Linux Systems
To view Shake onscreen documentation on a Linux system, you’ll need to download
and install Adobe Acrobat Reader, then configure the PDF browser path in the Shake
application.
To configure the PDF browser path in Shake:
1 Open the Globals tab.
2 Open the guiControl subtree (click the “+” sign).
The subtree expands.