
Apple Shake 4
Apple Shake 4 is cutting-edge compositing software, favored by many Oscar-winning effects artists. It allows 2D and 3D compositing, integration with Final Cut Studio and supports high-quality, 32-bit output to film and HD. It has been used in award-winning movies <i>Return of the King</i>, <i>King Kong</i>, and many others. It\'s so affordable that even smaller production budgets can use Shake as part of their compositing workflow. In this Shake 4 course, you will learn the basics of utilizing the Shake toolset, navigating within its interface, and importing and outputting various file formats. You\'ll then learn all about compositing, color nodes, layer nodes, timing and keyframing, rotoshaping, Quickpaint, color keying with keylight and primatte, tracking, stabilizing, warps, filters, and much more. To begin learning today, simply click on the Apple Shake 4 movie links.rn<p><i>* Captions not yet available on CD version. </i></p>
Course content
Introduction4 lessons
Orientation On Main Windows3 lessons
Orientation On Secondary Windows4 lessons
Using the Interface7 lessons
- Viewing Images6:481 credit or ad
- Using the Node Workspace6:111 credit or ad
- Working with Parameters & Globals pt. 14:241 credit or ad
- Working with Parameters & Globals pt. 23:151 credit or ad
- Changing Global Parameters5:571 credit or ad
- Viewing Channels & Compare Buffers4:261 credit or ad
- Navigation & Keyboard Shortcuts5:271 credit or ad
FileIn & File Browser5 lessons
Basic Compositing5 lessons
Color Nodes5 lessons
Transform / Layer & Image Nodes7 lessons
Rotoshape7 lessons
- Alpha Channels4:251 credit or ad
- Introduction to Matting & Masking5:281 credit or ad
- Garbage Mask & Domain of Definition4:011 credit or ad
- Creating & Modifying Rotoshapes pt. 15:291 credit or ad
- Creating & Modifying Rotoshapes pt. 24:511 credit or ad
- Animating Rotoshapes pt. 15:101 credit or ad
- Animating Rotoshapes pt. 23:261 credit or ad
Quickpaint6 lessons
Timing & Keyframing9 lessons
- Keyframing4:511 credit or ad
- Auto-Keyframing vs. Manual Keyframing4:311 credit or ad
- Curve Editor pt. 15:371 credit or ad
- Curve Editor pt. 25:121 credit or ad
- Curve Editor pt. 36:091 credit or ad
- Working with Motion Blur5:491 credit or ad
- Fades & Dissolves5:291 credit or ad
- Time View6:321 credit or ad
- Retiming Footage6:001 credit or ad
Color Keying with Keylight5 lessons
Color Keying with Primatte4 lessons
Tracking & Stabilizing10 lessons
- Uses of Tracking Nodes3:381 credit or ad
- Tracking Nodes Parameters pt. 14:351 credit or ad
- Tracking Nodes Parameters pt. 26:011 credit or ad
- 1-Point Tracking6:031 credit or ad
- Stabilizing5:321 credit or ad
- Tracking Tips & Tricks pt. 15:241 credit or ad
- Tracking Tips & Tricks pt. 22:271 credit or ad
- Corner Pinning pt. 13:441 credit or ad
- Corner Pinning pt. 23:401 credit or ad
- SmoothCam6:061 credit or ad