Apple Shake 4 - Manual (Page 1023)

Appendix A The Shake Command-Line Manual 1023
Frequently Used Functions
Since you can use any of the functions in Shake, the following tables of frequently used
functions are only partial lists. However, the tables represent the functions that are
both practical to use (not too many parameters), and are useful in the command line,
such as file resizing, basic channel manipulation, and quick generation of test elements.
Typically, the functions have more options than are listed here. For more information
on the functions, see the relative function sections in the appropriate chapter. For
example, the Ramp image function is located in Chapter 21, “
Paint .”
-oddonly Only executes the previous commands on the odd fields of the
image, and mixes it back in with the image you supply.
-roi Only executes a square portion of the image that you specify.
Labeling Controls Description
-curve [type]
Creates a global variable available to the script that is loaded or
other functions executed. See below for an example.
You should be aware that defining variables from the command
line using the -curve flag will produce a duplicate variable if that
variable already exists within that script. Afterwards, this script
may fail to load.
-label Allows you to temporarily label an image for later use in the
command line.
Masking Controls Description
Image Functions Description
-addtext A quick way to generate text, as you only have to supply the text
itself, without having to enter the width, height, and bit depth.
-black [w] [h] [bitDepth] A quick way to generate black.
-color
[a] [z] A color field.
-ramp [w] [h] [bitDepth]
[orientation] A ramp. Use an orientation of 1 for vertical, 0 for horizontal.
-text
Text.
Color Functions Description
-brightness Multiplies the RGB channels by value.
-contrastlum [center] Performs a contrast, with the pivot point at center.
-delogc A log to linear color conversion to quickly see Cineon plates.
-gamma Gamma.
-logc A linear to log color conversion to convert files into log color space.
-luminance A quick function to generate a black-and-white image based on
the luminance. Generates a 1-channel image.