Apple Shake 4 - Manual (Page 473)

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Layered Photoshop Files and the
MultiLayer Node
Shake supports the use of layered Photoshop files with
the MultiLayer node. This node also provides an easy way
to composite three or more images within a single node,
simplifying your node tree.
About the MultiLayer Node
The MultiLayer node duplicates the functionality of many of the atomic nodes covered
in the previous chapter (with the exception of the AddMix, AddText, Interlace, and
KeyMix nodes). Similarly to the MultiPlane and Select nodes, it has the additional benefit
of allowing unlimited inputs into the node, and in fact acts as a miniature compositing
environment inside of Shake.
The MultiPlane node also allows you to automatically import layered Photoshop files
directly into Shake, retaining information about each layer’s transparency, transfer
modes, layer order, and layer visibility.
Importing Photoshop Files
You can import a multilayer Photoshop file into Shake with a FileIn node or using the
File menu. Shake supports most of the Photoshop transfer modes, with the exception
of Color, Hue, Saturation, Dissolve, and Luminosity.
To import a layered Photoshop file using the File menu:
1 Choose File > Import Photoshop File.
The file is imported as a script—each layer in the Photoshop file is imported as a FileIn
node that is then fed into a MultiLayer node. The MultiLayer node is named Composite
by default.