Apple Shake 4 - Manual (Page 557)

Chapter 20 Rotoscoping 557
Shapes can be copied and pasted between all of these nodes, so that a shape drawn in
one can be used in any other. Animated shapes are copied along with all of their
keyframes.
Note: You cannot copy shapes from RotoShape nodes that were created in Shake 3.5 or
earlier.
To copy a single shape:
m Right-click the transform control, outline, or any point of the shape you want to copy,
then do one of the following:
• Choose Copy Shape from the shortcut menu.
• Press Control-C.
To copy all visible shapes:
m Right-click anywhere in the Viewer, then choose Copy Visible Shapes from the shortcut
menu.
Note: Since this command only copies visible shapes, you can turn the visibility off for
any shapes you don’t want to copy.
To paste one or more shapes into a compatible node, do one of the following:
m Right-click anywhere within the Viewer, then choose Paste Shapes from the shortcut
menu.
m Move the pointer into the Viewer, then press Control-V.
Animating Shapes
Animating shapes created with a RotoShape node is a process of creating and
modifying keyframes. When auto-keyframing is enabled, every change you make to a
shape is represented by a single keyframe in the Time Bar, at the current position of the
playhead.
To animate a rotoshape:
1 Click the right side of the RotoShape node to load its controls into the Viewer shelf.
2 Turn auto-keyframing on by clicking the Autokey button.
3 Move the playhead to the frame in the Time Bar where you want to change the shape.
4 Adjust the rotoshape using any of the methods described in this chapter.
Each time you make an adjustment to a shape with auto-keyframing on, a keyframe is
created at the current position of the playhead.