Apple Shake 4 User Manual

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Chapter 1

An Overview of the Shake User Interface

When the Load Curves button is enabled (checked), the parameter is displayed in the
Curve Editor. When disabled, the parameter does not appear in the Curve Editor.

The Autokey button enables keyframing for that parameter.

For more information on animating parameters, see Chapter 10, “

Parameter Animation

and the Curve Editor

,” on page 291.

Locking a Parameter

Most parameters have a lock button next to the Autokey button. This control lets you
lock that parameter so that it can’t be modified.

When you lock a parameter, its value field turns red to indicate that it’s locked.

Locked parameters cannot be edited, but if they contain keyframes, an expression, or a
link to another parameter, these values continue to animate that parameter.

Using Color Controls

Some parameters have associated Color controls.

To use a Color control, do one of the following:

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Click the Color control (the color swatch)—the Color Picker opens, and you select your
color from the Color Picker or Viewer.

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