Contents

Part I: Getting Started

Chapter 1: Introduction

How to Use This Manual

Other Sources of Information About RAYZ

Contacting Silicon Grail

Chapter 2: Installation

System Requirements

IRIX Installation

Linux Installation (Intel and Alpha)

Windows Installation (NT/2000)

Other Setup Options

Chapter 3: Key Concepts

Creating a Shot in RAYZ

How RAYZ Handles Images

Modifying Images

Customizing the Interface

Part II: Working in RAYZ

Chapter 4: Overview of the Interface

The View Types

Other Tools in the Layout

Working with Views

Manipulating View Panes

Changing the Layout

Keyboard and Mouse Usage in RAYZ

Getting Help

Chapter 5: Nodes in the Worksheet

Getting Around in the Worksheet

Worksheet Actions Menu

Creating and Connecting Nodes

The Popup Node Menu

Working with Nodes

Finding Nodes

Adding Nodes to the Custom Menu

Adding Underlays to the Worksheet

Chapter 6: Using the Image Viewer

Displaying Images

Main Viewer Controls

Viewer Tools Panel

Viewer Overlays

Comparing Images

Running a Flipbook

Defining a Region of Interest

Chapter 7: Using the Node Panel

Node Panel Control Strips

Types of Parameter Controls

Animating Parameter Values

Using Mask Inputs

Chapter 8: Using the Curve Editor

The Graph

Curve Editor Tools

Animating Curves

Exporting and Importing Curves

Chapter 9: Main Menus

File Menu

Edit Menu

Views Menu

Tools Menu

Layouts Menu

Render Menu

Help Menu

Chapter 10: Importing Images

Import Footage Shortcut

Using Proxies in RAYZ

Chapter 11: Rendering Images

Adding Images to the Render List

Rendering from the RAYZ Interface

Rendering from the Command Line

Chapter 12: Editing Image Sequences

Using the Clip Editor

Using the Retime Footage Utility

Chapter 13: Setting Preferences

Editing General Preferences

Hotkeys

Editing Project Settings

Part III: Node Reference

A-Z List of All Nodes

Chapter 14: Source Nodes

Frame Attribute Parameters Common to Source Nodes

Circle Ramp Node

Color Node

Color Bars Node

Gradient Node

Image In Node

Image Out Node

Stars Node

Turbulence Node

Chapter 15: Matte Nodes

Chromakey Node

Erode Dilate Node

Lumakey Node

Roto Node

Overview of the Ultimatte Nodes

Ultimatte Node

Ultimatte CSC (Classic Screen Correction) Node

Ultimatte GK (Grain Killer) Node

Ultimatte CC (Color Control) Node

Chapter 16: Color Nodes

Guidelines for Choosing the Right Color Node

Brightness Node

Channel Swap Node

Color Correct Node

Color Curves Node

Contrast Node

F-Stops Node

Gamma Node

Hue Adjust Node

Indexed Color Node

Invert Node

Monochrome Node

Printer Lights Node

Video Safe Node

Chapter 17: Transform Nodes

Filtering Transformations

Corner Pin Node

Crop Node

Flip Flop Node

Match Move Node

Morph Node

Resize Node

Skew Node

Stabilize Node

Track Node

Transform Node

Chapter 18: Composite Nodes

Compositing Disparate Input Images

Formulas and Terminology Used for Composite Nodes

About Premultiplication

Multi-comp Node

Z-comp Node

Over, Under, Atop, Inside, and Outside Nodes

Add, Subtract, Multiply, and Difference Nodes

Dissolve Node

MinMax Node

Ultimatte AE (AdvantEdge) Node

Chapter 19: Filter Nodes

Blur Node

Bump Map Node

Comment Node

Convolve Node

Degrain Node

Edge Node

Emboss Node

Grain Node

Posterize Node

Rank Node

Sharpen Node

Text Node

Time Blur Node

Unsharp Mask Node

Vector Blur Node

Vector Warp Node

Xpresso Node

Chapter 20: Conversion Nodes

Bit Depth Node

Deinterlace Node

Interlace Node

Lin To Log Node

Log To Lin Node

Premultiply Node

Unpremultiply Node

Chapter 21: Timing Nodes

Guidelines for Choosing the Right Video Field Node

Sequence Node

Merge Node

Split Node

3:2 Pulldown Node

3:2 Pushup Node

Chapter 22: Creating Group Nodes

Creating and Editing Groups

Customizing Group Nodes

Part IV: Appendixes

Appendix A: How RAYZ Computes Luminance Values

Appendix B: Image File Formats Supported by RAYZ

Appendix C: Using Expressions in RAYZ

How to Enter an Expression

Writing Valid Expressions

Using Expressions to Reference Other Parameters

Appendix D: Scripting

Writing RAYZ Scripts

Command-Line Execution of Scripting Commands

Appendix E: Plugins


Copyright 2001 Silicon Grail