Apple Shake 4 - Manual (Page 487)

Chapter 18 Compositing With the MultiPlane Node 487
The Render Mode button only affects the image that’s displayed in the Viewer when
the MultiPlane node is selected. The image output from the MultiPlane node to other
nodes in the tree is always at the highest quality, as are MultiPlane images that are
rendered to disk.
MultiPlane Node Parameters
The Parameters tab of the MultiPlane node is divided into two subtabs, the Images and
Camera tabs:
• The Images tab contains all the parameters for the individual layers that are being
arranged in the 3D space of the MultiPlane node. For more information on Image tab
parameters, see “
Parameters in the Images Tab ” on page 512.
• The Camera tab contains the positioning and optical simulation parameters for each
of the cameras and angles used by the MultiPlane node. For more information on
parameters in the Camera tab, see “
Parameters in the Camera Tab ” on page 522.
Using the Multi-Pane Viewer Display
Similarly to a 3D application, the MultiPlane node’s multi-pane Viewer interface displays
several angles of the 3D MultiPlane workspace. When you first open a MultiPlane node
into the Viewer, the Viewer switches by default to a four-pane layout, which displays
the Side, Perspective, Camera1, and Top angles.
Whether or not the multi-pane interface appears depends on how you open the
MultiPlane node.
To view the final output from a MultiPlane node only:
m Click the left side of the node to display it in the currently selected Viewer without also
loading its parameters.
The Viewer displays the final output from that node, just like any other node.
Hardware Mode While Adjusting
This mode sets the Viewer to use Hardware rendering while you’re
making adjustments using onscreen controls. Once you’ve finished,
the Viewer goes into Software rendering mode to show the image
at the final quality. To turn this setting on, click and hold the
Render Mode button, then choose this option from the pop-up
menu that appears.
Software Rendering Mode
This mode displays the selected renderCamera as it appears at its
actual quality. All composite types are displayed properly.
Render Mode Button Description