The first Apple-authorized guide to Shake—Hollywoods favorite compositing and visual effects software!

Used in Lord of the Rings, Fight Club, and numerous other major motion pictures, Shake has become Hollywoods tool of choice for creating spectacular effects.

Companion DVD includes lessons, project files, and a free 30-day trial version of the software package! By providing the fastest software-based rendering engine on the market, Apples Shake compositing and visual effects software has forever changed the high-end post-production landscape, bringing mind-blowing effects capabilities within reach of more people than ever before. This comprehensive, Apple-approved guide provides all the instruction film and video professionals need to start making the most of Shake, and includes a free 30-day trial version of the $4,000-plus software package on the accompanying DVD. Using step-by-step, hands-on instruction, noted writer, actor, and director Marco Paolini takes readers through Shakes interface and features, including its complete suite of color correction tools, tracking/stabilization capabilities, integrated procedural paint and rotoscoping tools, and more. As with the other titles in the Apple Pro Training Series,each chapter in this Apple-authorized guide represents a complete lesson-with a project to complete, a review section, and bonus exercises to reinforce the lessons. The accompanying DVD includes all of the lesson files needed to complete the books projects. Readers can work through the book from cover to cover to get an entire course or they can go straight to the lessons that interest them most. Either way, theyll find the coverage they need to confront even the most daunting compositing and effects tasks with Shake.