Lesson1.The Shake Workflow


Lesson 1. The Shake Workflow

Lesson Files

APTS_Shake > Lessons > Lesson01

Media

sharks.1-65#.iff

Time

This lesson takes approximately 45 minutes to complete.

Goals

Start the Shake software

 

Learn the Shake interface

 

Import images and sequences

 

Use the Viewer to play back images


Shake is a collection of image manipulation engines, including those for compositing, color correcting, and warping. Each engine can be driven by a series of different commands called (interchangeably) nodes, processes, or functions. For example, Brightness is a node that changes the brightness of an image; Pan is a node that moves the image left and right or up and down. Each node usually has a series of parameters (or values) that can be adjusted. These nodes are connected to images and arranged in what is called a process tree because, well, it kind of looks like a tree.

The interesting thing about Shake is that the nodes and their parameters can be edited either in the graphical user interface (GUI) or from the command line in a Terminal window. It makes no difference to the composite how these nodes are executed from Shake, but each method has its advantages and disadvantages in terms of workflow. Shake's command-line functions are covered in Lesson 14.




Apple Pro Training Series. Shake 4. Professional Compositing and Visual Effects
Apple Pro Training Series. Shake 4. Professional Compositing and Visual Effects
ISBN: 321256093
EAN: N/A
Year: 2005
Pages: 156

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