The fileout node – Apple Shake 4 User Manual
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Rendering With the FileOut Node
You can also branch multiple FileOut nodes from the same node, to output several
versions of the same result. In the following example, two FileOut nodes simultaneously
write both a 10-bit 2K log Cineon image and an 8-bit video resolution linear gamma-
adjusted frame, in order to obtain a video preview of the composite before sending the
filmout images to a film processing lab.
Note: You cannot export a QuickTime movie with a dynamically varying frame size by
using a FileOut node. The resulting file will be unusable.
The FileOut Node
When you add a FileOut node to your node tree, the File Browser appears. You must
choose a location for the rendered output to be written, and enter a name for the result.
For more information on using the File Browser, see “
File Paths
The FileOut node recognizes local, absolute, or URL paths.
Note: Local file paths in a script are local to the location of the script, not from where
Shake is started.
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If the image paths are local (for example, ImagesDirectory/image.#.iff ), images are
written relative to where the script is saved.
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If paths are global (for example, //MyMachine/MyBigHardDisk/ImagesDirectory/
image.#.iff ), the directory images are written to have no relation to where the script is
saved, and thus the script may be easily moved into different directories.
If the script and the image are on different disks, you must specify the proper disk—
local file paths do not work.
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For a URL address, place a // in front of the path. To write to another computer, write
//MyMachine/Drive/Directory/etc.
Warning:
You cannot name a FileOut node “audio.”