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The Stats
- Developer: Apple Computer
- Version: 4.1 (Released June 20, 2006)
- Platform: Mac OS X
- Apple Shake Plug-ins
Buy Shake
Discontinued
Description
The industry-standard compositing and effects solution for film and HD now comes with unlimited network rendering on Mac OS X.
Shake has been used on so many feature films, including the last six Academy Award winners for Best Visual Effects, and is required courseware at so many major film schools worldwide, that listing its credits would require several pages. Shake's reputation as the industry-standard yet affordable high-end post-production solution for film and video professionals is about to get another big boost. Because with the inclusion of unlimited network render licenses and render management software on Mac OS X, visual effects artists can now distribute rendering tasks across multiple PowerPC G5-based Macintosh computers.
Superior workflow
Shake 3 uses an intuitive, tree-based compositing model that gives artists access to any part of the composite at any time. This flexible, nonlinear workflow allows users to make critical creative and technical decisions at any point in the compositing process.
Unique effects technology
Shake 3 includes-production proven visual effects tools such as layering, tracking, rotoscoping, painting and color correction. Built-in keying capabilities include Photron's Primatte and CFC=92s Keylight, two industry-leading professional keyers. For additional flexibility, Shake supports third-party plug-ins such as The Foundry, GenArts, Inc., Ultimatte Corporation and more. (See: Apple Shake Plug-ins)
Powerful compositing engine
The resolution-independent, hybrid scan line/tile-based render engine allows composites to contain standard-definition (SD), high-definition (HD) and film images simultaneously. Artists can choose to process operations at 8-, 16- or 32-bit (float) color resolution, enabling HDR images to be composited with greater fidelity while maintaining overall performance.
Shake 3.5 top five new features available on OS X:
- Shape-based morphing and warping nodes
- 10-bit and 16-bit QuickTime support
- Improved DPX meta data preservation
- Qmaster network rendering interface now integrated into Shake.
- Qmaster network rendering now with Maya rendering.
- Free unlimited network rendering
What's New With Shake 4.1
Mac Universal Binary
Shake 4.1 runs on both Intel- and PowerPC-Based Macs. Intel-based systems benefit from increased performance results over previous PowerPC-based Macs. (See: Mac Universal Binary)
Lower Price
Mac OS X version has dropped from US$2999 to US$499 in order to enable customers to grow a business around Shake and allow Apple Final Cut Studio owners to benefit from one of the most trusted and reliable visual effects applications ever made. (Pricing on the Linux version is unchanged at US$4999 but the Maintenance Program has been discontinued.)
Resources
- Apple Releases Shake 4.1 - Press Release from Apple, June 20, 2006
- Apple Shake Plug-ins
