Apple Shake 4 - Manual (Page 324)

324 Chapter 11 The Flipbook, Monitor Previews, and Color Calibration
2 Load the node into the Viewer that represents the image you want to preview.
3 Do one of the following:
• Click the Flipbook button.
• Right-click in the Node View, then choose Render > Render Flipbook from the
shortcut menu. Enter your settings in the Flipbook Render Parameters window and
click Render. The images are rendered into RAM.
A Flipbook window appears, and the specified timeRange is rendered into RAM for
playback.
You can also launch the Flipbook from the command line.
To launch the Flipbook from the command line:
Call up the files by relative or absolute paths. In the command line, indicate a time
range and a frame placeholder—either # for padded numbers or @ for unpadded
numbers. For multiple padding that is not four places, use the @ or # sign multiple
times; for example, ##### = 00001, 00002, and so on. For example:
final_render.#.iff -t 1-56
final_render.#.iff -t 1-56x2
Flipbook Controls
When the Flipbook is finished rendering, there are a number of keyboard commands
you can use to control playback within the Flipbook window.
Keyboard Command Description
Period or > Plays the sequence forward. The sequence automatically loops
when it reaches the last frame.
Comma or < Plays the sequence backward. The sequence automatically loops
when it reaches the first frame.
Space bar Stops rendering and/or playback.
/ Continues rendering after an interruption.
Left Arrow key, Right Arrow key Steps through the sequence one frame at a time.
Shift-click and drag (in the
Flipbook window) Scrubs through the sequence.
Control-> Plays the sequence forward once, without looping.
Shift-> Plays the sequence forward, using ping-pong looping when
reaching the last frame.
+ on numeric keypad Increases the frame rate of playback.
- on numeric keypad Decreases the frame rate of playback.