Shake
Alright, this is my first official post here in AI, but I've been reading and lurking for over a year now.
My question is about Shake. Apple now owns this software, but I'm curious if anyone here knows much about it or has experience with it. Basically, i'm an FCP3/AE5.5 user who is contemplating Shake, but I need to be convinced that it's worth the $5K first! What will I be able to do that I can't do now?!
Thanks.
My question is about Shake. Apple now owns this software, but I'm curious if anyone here knows much about it or has experience with it. Basically, i'm an FCP3/AE5.5 user who is contemplating Shake, but I need to be convinced that it's worth the $5K first! What will I be able to do that I can't do now?!
Thanks.
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<strong>Alright, this is my first official post here in AI, but I've been reading and lurking for over a year now.
My question is about Shake. Apple now owns this software, but I'm curious if anyone here knows much about it or has experience with it. Basically, i'm an FCP3/AE5.5 user who is contemplating Shake, but I need to be convinced that it's worth the $5K first! What will I be able to do that I can't do now?!
Thanks.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Shake buys you speed. AE is supported well but I don't think it has the brute strength that Shake has. Check out <a href="http://www.highend2d.com" target="_blank">www.highend2d.com</a> for some good discussions of Shake, Combustion and other 2D apps.
When I saw the demo last week people in there (98% of them are using PCs with other high end compositing apps like Infero, etc....) admitted that Shake on Mac is running pretty decently especially to Apple's current Ultra-Lame Hardware Offering (tm)
But there is no way in hell one person can afford it. $5000 US for the app + extra cost on rendering engine + annual support fee.......unless you have millions of dollars in your bank otherwise go for cheaper solutions like Combustion or After Effects.
[ 11-12-2002: Message edited by: Leonis ]</p>
As far as shake verses AE...does shake have access to as many plug-ins as AE? Also I am wondering if there is word of a future version of Shake that takes advantage of Quartz Extreme and let's will let you render using the new Nvidia NV30's..an apple rep in a maccentral interview said the quartz extreme should help in compositing but still no word of a compositing app using it yet
I use Combustion, and I've played with Shake in X. I ust prefer Combustion because I'm used to discreet's 3D compositing tools and interfaces from operating their Flame and Flint software.
If you're a student, you can pick up Combustion for $800 from discreet.
Basically, I would say 2d compositing applications are going to be a lot like the 3d apps out there; They can all produce great end results, but some are just going to do it faster and/or with a better interface and tools. I haven't used AE in abotu two revisions, but it wasn't really on the same playing field as Combustion last time I used it.
But the rendering speed in AE.......ugh......
Like compare a cheetah (shake) and snail (AE)
AE's MP support is ridiculous at best.
[ 11-13-2002: Message edited by: Leonis ]</p>