Apple Shake 4 - Manual (Page 270)

270 Chapter 8 Using the Time View
In the following example, a clip that begins at frame 40 and ends at frame 80 is
reversed by manually swapping inPoint and outPoint values.
The modified clip now begins at frame 80, then plays in reverse until it reaches frame 40.
There are no interface controls in the Time View for this functionality.
The Transition Node
The Transition node, located in the Other tab, is an editing node to mix or cut two clips
together. It is unique in that it is really a shell to drive other functions that determine
the mixing. Modifying it also modifies the timing of the second input.
The mixers parameter of the Transition node can be set to cut, which simply cuts to the
second clip at the frame that it starts. The Transition node also can be set to any of the
following transitions:
• Dissolve
• HorizontalWipe
• VerticalWipe
The duration of the transition is determined by the overlap value, and starts at the
frame where the second clip appears. If you modify the timing of the second clip, the
overlap value automatically changes as well.
A third parameter, mixPercent, appears whenever the mixer parameter is set to
anything other than “cut.” mixPercent determines the timing for the mixing. For
example, for dissolve, if mixPercent is at 20, the second image is 20 percent mixed in
and the first image is 80 percent. You can tune a curve interactively in the interface to
adjust timing.