Apple Shake 3.0 User Manual
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Online Documentation
The Shake 3 and Shake Qmaster online documentation is in PDF format, and allows you to
access information directly onscreen while you’re working in Shake or Shake Qmaster via the
Help menu. In Shake 3, there is also a Help button located in the Parameters tab of each
function. This button opens an HTML page that describes the function. An additional HTML
page that contains information on customizing Shake can also be accessed from the Help
menu. These HTML pages (the function pages and the customizing section) include the
same content as the
Shake 3 Reference Guide
.
To access the online help:
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Choose the Reference Guide or Tutorials from the Shake 3 Help menu.
The online PDFs are interactive and contain links for easy navigation. To quickly find a
specific topic, use the bookmarks or the interactive index.
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In Shake Qmaster, choose Help > Shake Qmaster Help; in Shake Qadministrator, choose
Help > Shake Qmaster Help; in Batch Monitor, choose Help > Batch Monitor Help
(Batch Monitor is the utility installed with the Shake Qadministrator and Shake Qmaster
Client components).
To access the online help for a specific Shake function:
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In the Node View, click the right side of the node to load its parameters.
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In the Parameters tab, click the Help button.
Note:
In the printed reference guide, all function information is included in their
associated chapters. For example, the
Move2D
function is described in Chapter 12,
“Transforms, Motion Blur, and Warping.”
To access the online help for customizing Shake:
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Choose Help > Customizing Shake.
Note:
In the
Shake 3 Reference Guide
, extensive information on customizing is located
in Chapter 17, “Customizing Shake.”
Late-Breaking News
The late-breaking news is a link to the Late-Breaking News section of the Shake Web site and
contains the latest information about the software, new features, and known bugs.
To access late-breaking news:
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In the Shake application, choose Help > Late-Breaking News.
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In Shake Qmaster or Qadministrator, choose Help > Late-Breaking News.