Shake 4.1 – universal and cheaper

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As one of the last products, Apple has now also released the compositing software Shake in a Universal version that natively supports both Macs with PPC processors and Intel Macs.

At the same time, Apple Shake 4.1 brings a massive price drop: From around 2900 euros, the price in Germany falls to 479 euros (including VAT). Owners of Shake 4 receive the update for 49 euros. Shake 4.1 is available now.

At the same time, Apple is promoting the compositing tool as a complement to Final Cut Studio. Shake can be started directly from the Final Cut Pro timeline and uses optical image flow analysis to precisely retime, track and stabilize shots.

Particle effects from Motion 2 can be dragged and dropped directly into Shake’s process tree without rendering to add elements such as smoke, glitter and fire to 3D projects. Data is exchanged between Motion and Shake via the shared OpenEXR format.

Further links:

• Apple Shake