Animating quickshapes – Apple Shake 4 User Manual
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Chapter 20
Rotoscoping
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To break a tangent:
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Control-click the tangent.
Note: No tangents are available when the points are set to Linear mode.
To reconnect the tangents:
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Shift-click the broken tangent.
Use the transform tool to modify the entire shape. The transform tool includes pan,
rotation, and scaling tools for the shape. Since this is a transformation, the points rotate
properly in an angular fashion when interpolating in an animation, rather than just
sliding linearly to the next position. The controls appear at the same resolution of the
QuickShape node, so if you are dealing with 2K plates, you may want to enter a larger
resolution for the QuickShape. Similarly, if you find the transform tool annoying, enter a
resolution of 10 x 10. Neither of these techniques changes rendering speed due to the
Infinite Workspace.
Animating QuickShapes
The following table discusses the QuickShape animation tools.