Product Description

Shake 4.1, optimized to run on new Intel-based Macintosh computers, is now available at a price that will fit even tight production budgets. Used to create the world's most celebrated visual effects, Shake provides the only compositing software with a complete toolset for both single artists and visual effects facilities.

With Shake 4, you can leverage the creative work you're producing in Final Cut Studio, extending it with an integrated workflow that puts a wide range of tools—e.g., sophisticated 3D multi-plane compositing,  32-bit Keylight and Primatte keying, cutting-edge Optical Flow image processing, smooth stabilization, image tracking, and an open, extensible scripting program—at your fingertips.

You can, for example, drop Motion 2 projects directly into Shake to create a powerful graphics and effects combination; then render the resulting project using the shared OpenEXR format for film quality reproduction. The result: now everyone who uses Final Cut Studio has the power to create the most sophisticated film and television visual effects. Without breaking the budget.

- 1GHz  or faster PowerPC G4, PowerPC G5 or Intel Core processor
- Mac OS X 10.4.6 or later
- QuickTime 7.0.4 or later
- 512MB (or more) of RAM
- 1GB hard disk space for disk cache
- AGP, PCI Express or Intel graphics processor with at least 32MB of video memory and OpenGL hardware acceleration
- Display with 1280-by-1024-pixel or 1440-by-900-pixel resolution and 24-bit color
- Three-button mouse
- Optional: AJA Kona or Blackmagic DeckLink card required to preview composites on a broadcast video monitor