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44 Chapter 1 An Overview of the Shake User Interface

Updating the File Browser

Click the Update button to refresh the listing of the current directory in case files have

been added or deleted while the File Browser has been open.

Specifying Media Placement

Three buttons let you set the first frame at which new media is placed when it’s read

into your Shake script. This affects the timing of the media inside of your script, and can

be seen in the Time View tab.

• frame 1: The first frame of media is placed at the first frame of your script.

• seq. start: The first frame of media is placed to the corresponding frame of the script,

depending on its frame number. If you import frames 9-50 of an image sequence,

the first frame of media appears at frame 9 of the Time View.

• current frame: The first frame of media is placed at the current position of the

playhead.

Additional Controls for Image Output

When you’re writing out a file using the FileOut node, you also use the File Browser to

select a directory and enter the file name for the rendered output. For more

information about exporting media from Shake, see Chapter 12, “Rendering With the

FileOut Node,” on page 333.

File Management Controls

There are additional file management controls that are primarily useful when exporting

(“writing out”) media.

Naming Files for Output

If you are writing out an image sequence, be sure to insert a # or an @ sign where you

want the frame number to go in the name. When you are finished, click OK to validate.

Button Description

Creates a new directory using the current path.

Deletes currently selected files and directories.

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