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Shake 4 is the only compositing software with a complete toolset for both single artists and visual effects facilities. With 3-D multi-plane compositing; 32-bit keylight and primatte keying; cutting-edge optical-flow image processing; Final Cut Pro 5 integration; and an open, extensible scripting language, Shake 4 delivers all the tools required for sophisticated film and television visual effects.
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The choice of Oscar-winning effects artists seven years in a row, Shake now offers a host of new features that give you the highest quality output for film and HD. Use Shake to create convincing, photorealistic, Hollywood-caliber visual effects on a desktop--and on a budget.
Shake 4 offers an affordable, high-quality post-production solution for film and television visual effects, providing the complete toolset you need to create visually stunning content--whether as part of a large facility or in a boutique operation.
Unified 2D/3D Compositing
Shake delivers the most efficient compositing operations for handling large images with pristine quality. From full 32-bit float Keylight and Primatte keyers to OpenGL-accelerated 3-D multi-plane compositing, no other visual effects software delivers as complete a toolset for individual artists and full visual effects facilities.
- 3-D multi-plane compositing
- Enhanced node view
- Resolution independence
- Tracking on rotoshape points
- 32-bit keylight and primatte
- Truelight monitor calibration
Shake leads the way in integrating the latest image processing technology into a single, affordable visual effects package. Shake’s Optical Flow technology uses pixel-by-pixel image analysis to create smooth retiming, incredible high-quality resizing, and automatic stabilization. The results are cleaner, sharper, and more natural-looking images.
- Optical flow-based retiming
- Smoothcam and tracking
- Shape-based warping and morphing
- Auto-align
Extend the out-of-the-box feature set by using Shake’s internal C-like scripting language and macros to make custom effects and functions. This open, extensible architecture makes Shake completely customizable for large production pipelines: incorporate Shake commands with AppleScript, PERL, or other scripting tools. Run Shake from the interface or the Unix Terminal, depending on your needs as a compositor, 3-D artist, or technical director.
- Scripting
- Expressions
- Macros
- OpenGL-accelerated 3-D compositing
- Final Cut Pro 5 integration
- Advanced optical flow-based retiming
- Smoothcam for automatic stabilization and smoothing of bumpy pans
- Auto-align for creating seamless panoramas from multiple images
- Rotoshapes with tracking and variable soft edges per control vertice
- 32-bit Primatte and Keylight keyers included
- Truelight monitor calibration
- Enhanced Node view with Favorite views
- Cache node for improved performance
- Improved finishing quality effects and output
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Used to create the world's most celebrated visual effects, Shake 4 is the only compositing software delivering a complete toolset for both single artists and visual effects facilities. With 3D multi-plane compositing, Keylight and Primatte keying, optical flow image processing and Final Cut Pro 5 integration, Shake 4 delivers all the tools required for sophisticated visual effects.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Powerful, but beware,
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This review is from: Apple Shake 4 Mac OS X Upgrade [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)
When it comes to compositing,Shake can do just about anything you would ever want to do. I own a small private media company (meaning a one man show- me) and I bought Shake, along with some plug-ins to try to fix a problem I was having with some footage. First, let me say the final result was amazing, the 3 frames I rendered looked great. The problem was those three frames took about an hour, and since I had about 4 hours of footage, this ended up being a bust for me.
I've also used Shake for some more generic compositing. I love the set up and interface, and basic design - but beware, if you try to do very much expect huge render times (unless you're one of those people who happen to have their own render farm in their basement). I run off of what was a top-of-the-line powermac 3 years ago (dual processor, 8 gigs Ram, good Nvidia 6800 graphics as well as an additional Cinewave graphics card, and doing anything major, even to a short clip usually means I have to walk away from my computer for a couple of days, at least - one 30 minute clip with moderate compositing and effects took nearly a week, until I finally gave up and killed it and went back into AfterEffects instead. So, in short, if you're a "pro-sumer" like me, even the low price now would probably be better spent somewhere else (I won't lie, some of my dissapointment may also be the fact that I bought this literally one week before the price dropped by 75%)
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