Apple Shake 4 User Manual
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Chapter 7
Using the Node View
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Note: When you clone a node by copying it and then pasting it with the Paste Linked
command, the resulting cloned node displays an expression link arrow when
showExpressionLinks is turned on.
ShowConcatenationLinks
When this parameter is turned on, a green line connects a series of nodes that
concatenate. For example, three transform nodes that have been added to a node tree
in sequence so that they concatenate appear linked with a green line connecting the
left edge of each node. As a result, nodes that break concatenation are instantly
noticeable. In the following screenshot, the Rotate1, CameraShake1, and Pan1 nodes are
concatenated.
Note: As is often repeated, node concatenation is a very good thing to take advantage
of. You are encouraged to group nodes that concatenater whenever possible to
improve the performance and visual quality of your output.
Noodle Color Coding
Turning on Shake’s noodle color coding parameters provides an additional way to
visually distinguish the bit depth and channel information of the image data flowing
down your node tree. With color coding turned on, you can see where in the node tree
the bit depth is promoted or reduced, which noodles contain RGBA channel data
versus BW data, and so forth.