Apple Shake 4 User Manual

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Chapter 17

Layered Photoshop Files and the MultiLayer Node

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To change layer order:

m

Drag that layer’s Reposition control up or down between other layers until a horizontal
line appears, which indicates the new position of that layer.

The compositing order is rearranged, and the nodes are rewired in the Node View. In
the following illustration, Layer_1 is the background, and Layer_2 is the most prominent
foreground layer.

Each layer has associated parameters and controls. In the following illustration, several
controls are visible on each line.

These controls are, in order:

Control

Description

Input

Shows the input image for the layer in the Viewer.

Layer Visibility

Toggles the visibility for that layer. Layers with visibility turned
off are not rendered.

Solo

Turns off the visibility of all other layers. You can only solo one
layer at a time. Click an enabled solo button to disable solo.

Ignore Above

Turns off all layers above the current layer, keeping only the
current layer and those behind it visible.

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