Apple Shake 4 - Manual (Page 44)

44 Chapter 1 An Overview of the Shake User Interface
Updating the File Browser
Click the Update button to refresh the listing of the current directory in case files have
been added or deleted while the File Browser has been open.
Specifying Media Placement
Three buttons let you set the first frame at which new media is placed when it’s read
into your Shake script. This affects the timing of the media inside of your script, and can
be seen in the Time View tab.
• frame 1: The first frame of media is placed at the first frame of your script.
• seq. start: The first frame of media is placed to the corresponding frame of the script,
depending on its frame number. If you import frames 9-50 of an image sequence,
the first frame of media appears at frame 9 of the Time View.
• current frame: The first frame of media is placed at the current position of the
playhead.
Additional Controls for Image Output
When you’re writing out a file using the FileOut node, you also use the File Browser to
select a directory and enter the file name for the rendered output. For more
information about exporting media from Shake, see Chapter 12, “
Rendering With the
FileOut Node ,” on page 333.
File Management Controls
There are additional file management controls that are primarily useful when exporting
(“writing out”) media.
Naming Files for Output
If you are writing out an image sequence, be sure to insert a # or an @ sign where you
want the frame number to go in the name. When you are finished, click OK to validate.
Button Description
Creates a new directory using the current path.
Deletes currently selected files and directories.