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This movie is an introduction to Node based compositing. Shake is a software that works by connecting image processing items, called Nodes, into a hierarchy, called a Tree. This can be seen graphically here in the Node View. Shake and other programs based on nodes are referred to as Node-based compositing software. Now, you may be accustomed to a linear editing program, such as Final Cut Pro or Adobe Premiere, or a timeline based asect program, such as Adobe After Effects, or Apple's Motion. These softwares are timeline based, meaning that various clips and effects are arranged in time order on a timeline where the effecting and compositing happens. Not so with Shake. Shake is based on a flow of effects, filters, layering functions, mattes and masks, combining different elements together in a way that is much more tree or spider like than linear. Many users find that the chief advantage of working in a non-linear, node based system, such as Shake, allows for a great deal of flexibility in a composite and allows an at-a-glance view of all of the effects and functions that have been applied to a sequence of images, and Shake has a timeline view, where we can see how our clips and nodes are arranged in time. A good way to look at the difference between a timeline based system, such as After Effects and a node based system, such as Shake, is to compare a Harvard Outline to an idea tree. You can write a paper either way and both will be strong, as long as you know what you're doing and how your ideas connect to one another. Back to our nodes. If you are used to working with After Effects or Photoshop, some of the nodes in Shake's Tool Tabs act like effects or filters. Other Shake nodes act like After Effects or Photoshop blending modes, mattes, masks, and layering functions. The important things to keep in mind here are that nearly every image process, layering, color correction, keying, retiming, distortion, all of these are controlled by nodes and node functions. The nodes must be created, modified, and combined in order to make changes to your composite. Combining different nodes together creates a composite that flows downwards. The inputs and outputs on a node are referred to as knots, which are connected by lines referred to as noodles. The noodles show the flow of image data as it is passed from node to node. Each node processes the image or composite so that little by little, you end up with a different result than what your raw image data was. Done correctly, at the bottom of your node tree, you will have your finished composite. Combining different nodes together creates a composite that flows downwards. The inputs and outputs on a node are referred to as knots which are connected by lines referred to as noodles. The noodles show the flow of image data as it is passed from node to node. Each node processes the image or composite so that little by little, you end up with a different result than what your raw image data originally was. Done correctly, at the bottom of your node tree, you will have your finished composite.