Apple Shake 4 - Manual (Page 131)

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There are two ways you can get around this safety feature.
Using Proxies
The first is to use proxies with a proxyScale of less than 1. For example, at a proxyScale
of .5, you can potentially look at images up to 8K x 8K resolution.
Changing the Viewer Limits
The other workaround is to change the default Viewer limits by customizing a ui
preference file. Add the following lines:
gui.viewer.maxWidth = 4096;
gui.viewer.maxHeight = 4096;
These lines set the maximum resolution to 4K. If you want a larger resolution, enter it
here.
For more information on creating and editing these preference files, see Chapter 14,
“
Customizing Shake .”
Adjusting the Cache for High-Resolution Images
When working with high-resolution images, it’s also necessary to adjust the cache
settings. By default, only images under 2K resolution are cached. By not automatically
caching large files, Shake conserves cache capacity, enabling you to add more files. You
can override this default with the following two lines, which adjust the default values.
The first line sets the maximum size by listing the X resolution, Y resolution, number of
channels, and amount of bytes. The second line sets the maximum amount of disk
space for the cache directory. You can assume that if you are working on 6K plates, you
can allow for more than 512 MB of disk space for your cache. These lines go in your
startup preference files. You modify the numbers to suit your production situation:
diskCache.cacheMaxFileSize = 2048*2048*4*2;
diskCache.cacheSize = 512;
Keep in mind that if you set your maximum file size to 6K x 6K x 4 channels in float, you
are saving massive files. The return you have on swapping this in and out of cache is
extremely limited, at best. It is recommended you use proxies when interactively
working with 4K and 6K images.
If you need to work at full resolution, try putting a Crop at the end of the chain to focus
on an area of interest, or using the Viewer DOD. This retains full pixel resolution, but
keeps your image resolution within the framework of your computer.