Apple Shake 4 - Manual (Page 177)

Chapter 5 Compatible File Formats and Image Resolutions 177
JPEG
In the FileOut node you can set the quality level of these image formats (.jpeg, .jpg, .jfif )
and determine which channels are present in the file.
MOV, AVI
The QuickTime format (.mov, .avi) is available on Macintosh systems only. AVI files are
written through QuickTime. If you select either as your output format, you have three
additional options:
• codec: A pop-up menu with a list of all available compressors with Animation (RLE
compression) as the default codec.
• compressQuality: 0-1. A high value sets high quality and a larger file size.
• framesPerSecond: This setting is embedded in the file.
When QuickTime files are rendered from the interface, the Shake Viewer displays the
thumbnail. You must close this window before the QuickTime file is actually completed.
For this same reason, you cannot write over the file on disk while it is still being viewed.
Important: When using the FileOut node to render uncompressed QuickTime movies,
use the Apple Uncompressed 8- or 10-bit 4:2:2 codecs to obtain the highest quality.
PSD (Photoshop)
There are two ways to import Photoshop files. First, you can use a FileIn node to import
a .psd file and select either the merged layers or a single layer. These controls are
located in the FileIn parameters.
The second way to import a Photoshop file is to use the File > Import Photoshop Script
command. Each layer is imported as a separate file and fed into a MultiLayer node. For
information on the Photoshop layering modes, see “
Importing Photoshop Files ” on
page 473.
RGB, SGI, BW, RAW, SGIRAW
With each of these image formats you have the option to set the channels saved into
the output file.
RLA, RPF
Adobe After Effects and Autodesk 3ds max do not properly support the original
Wavefront RLA file specifications for the Z channel. Therefore, you have to write the
image in a specific format—rpf (Rich Pixel Format) in the FileOut node with the .rla file
extension in the file name, or else these packages do not recognize the extension.
YUV, QNT, QTL, PAL
You have the choice to write out these image formats in NTSC, PAL, or 1920 x 1080 4:2:2
8 bit. You can also write them out as10-bit YUV files.
Note: The .qnt and .qtl options do not appear in the fileFormat list in the FileOut
parameters, and must be entered manually when setting your FileOut name.