Apple Updates Shake, Drops Price

Apple is bringing its high-end compositing software tool to the masses with the release of Shake version 4.1, which is now a Universal Binary for running on Intel-based Macs. Pricing for Shake has been dropped by 80 percent to $499 USD, and current version 4 owners can upgrade for $49.

Shake 4.1 works alongside Final Cut Studio, featuring 3D compositing, keying, image tracking and stabilization. The tool is used by a number of major movie studios, and helped create the visual effects in "King Kong." “Now Final Cut Studio customers can retouch their shots with Shake’s optical flow technology or add photo realistic visual effects to their productions, even on a shoestring budget," said Rob Schoeben, Apple's vice president of Applications Product Marketing.