Lesson14.The Command Line

Lesson 14. The Command Line

Lesson Files	APTS_Shake > Lessons > Lesson14
Media	bathroom.1-46.iff
	battle.iff
	bg.1-52.iff
	blob.1-46.iff
	bullet.1-52.iff
	jeans_comp.iff
	jean_fg.iff
	plane.1-30.iff
	smoke.1-52.iff
Time	This lesson takes approximately 1 hour to complete.
Goals	Use command-line Shake in the Terminal window
	Load single images and sequences into a flipbook
	Compare images
	Convert files
	Get help
	Get image information
	Execute command-line compositing

This lesson shows you how to use Shake in the OS X Terminal program to launch flipbooks, perform file conversions, launch scripts, and generally execute any string of commands that are also available in the interface. I highly encourage you to learn the command-line syntax, because it often provides a much easier way to do certain tasks than firing up the interface.

You can use the command line to composite clips efficiently in Shake without launching the interface.