Document Outline

• New Features in Shake 4
  • Contents
  • About the New Features in Shake 4
    • Changes to the Shake Documentation
      • User Manual
      • Node Reference Guide
      • The Cookbook
    • Summary of New Features
  • Interface Enhancements
    • Opening Two Scripts at Once
    • Saving Favorite Views
      • Restoring Favorite Views
    • Enable/Disable Local File Paths
    • Directories Saved to the Favorites List Are Permanent
    • Locking Parameters
    • A Next Button to Create Additional Local Variables
    • The Console Tab
    • New Global Parameters
      • Using the Enhanced Node View
      • Enhanced Node View Parameters
      • Customizing Noodle Color Coding
      • Customizing Noodle Stippling
      • Creating Custom Stipple Patterns
    • Resizing the Node Overview
    • New Ways of Adding and Connecting Nodes
    • Cloned Node Naming
    • Monitor Calibration With Truelight
    • Updated Onscreen Controls for Transform Nodes
      • Pan
      • Scale
      • Rotate
      • Move2D
      • Move3D
  • Major Features and New Nodes
    • Support For the OpenEXR Format
    • Using Shake With Final Cut Pro 5
      • How Sent Clips Are Arranged in Shake
      • Unsupported Media and Effects
      • Sending Clips From Final Cut Pro 5
      • The TimeRange of Scripts Generated From Final Cut Pro 5
      • Sending Media Back to Final Cut Pro 5
    • New Adaptive Method for Retiming
      • Fast versus Best Settings for Adaptive Retiming
    • Remastering Media Options in the FileIn Node
      • Fast Vs. Best in Remastering Parameters
      • Automatic Scene Detection for Multiple Shots
      • Convert Parameters
    • The Cache Node
      • When the Cache Becomes Full
      • Caching and Updating Frames
      • Parameters in the Cache Node
    • New Parameter in the Mask Subtree of Nodes
    • New Features for RotoShape Nodes
      • Copying and Pasting Shapes Between Nodes
      • Cutting and Pasting RotoShape Keyframes
      • Shape Timing
      • Moves the out point of the rotoshape, allowing you to change where that RotoShape ends. This para...
      • Retiming RotoShape Animation
      • Attaching Trackers to Individual Control Points
      • Importing and Exporting Shape Data
    • The SmoothCam Node
      • Masking Important Features
      • Using the SmoothCam Node
      • Troubleshooting SmoothCam Effects
      • Removing Black Borders Introduced by Smoothing and Locking
      • Parameters in the SmoothCam Node
    • The AutoAlign Node
      • Stitching Images Together
      • Aligning Overlapping Images
      • AutoAlign Limitations
      • Blending at the Seams
      • AutoAlign Image Requirements
      • Image Stabilization Within the AutoAlign Node
      • Example 1:A Procedure for Simple Image Alignment
      • Example 2:Aligning a Clean Plate Image With a Moving Shot
      • AutoAlign Parameters
    • The LensWarp Node
  • Compositing With the MultiPlane Node
    • An Overview of the MultiPlane Node
      • Viewing MultiPlane Composites
      • Hardware Acceleration in the MultiPlane Node
      • MultiPlane Node Parameters
    • Using the Multi-Pane Viewer Display
      • Using Favorite Views in the Multi-Pane Viewer Display
      • Changing Angles Within a Pane
      • The renderCamera Angle
      • Customizing the MultiPlane Default Camera
      • MultiPlane Viewer Shelf Controls
      • Global Parameters That Affect MultiPlane Display
    • Connecting Inputs to a MultiPlane Node
    • Using Camera and Tracking Data From .ma Files
      • Importing .ma File Data
      • Importing Data Clouds From Maya
      • When tracking a scene in Maya, do one of the following to make sure that the resulting point clou...
      • Deleting and Duplicating Cameras
      • Linking to a Camera in Another MultiPlane Node
      • Viewing and Using Locator Points
      • Editing Locator Point Data
    • Transforming Individual Layers
      • Layer Transformation Values
      • Layer Onscreen Viewer Controls
      • Creating Layer Hierarchies
      • Showing and Hiding Layers
      • Animating Layers
    • Attaching Layers to the Camera and to Locator Points
      • Attaching Layers to the Camera
      • Example:Isolating an Element in a MultiPlane Composite
      • Attaching Layers to Locator Points
      • Adjusting sceneScale
    • Parameters in the Images Tab
    • Manipulating the Camera
      • 3D Transform Controls
      • Animating the Camera
      • Animating the Camera Using .ma Data
      • Parameters in the Camera Tab