What to read after Shake 4?

The only Apple-authorized guide to Shake-Hollywood's favorite compositing and visual effects software! Used in Lord of the Rings, Fight Club, and numerous other major motion pictures, Shake has become Hollywood's tool of choice for creating spectacular effects. Marco Paolini has created effects for many major films, including Moulin Rouge. Companion DVD includes lessons, project files, and a free 30-day trial version of this multi-thousand dollar software. By providing the fastest software-based rendering engine on the market, Apple's 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. Fully updated for Shake 4, 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 multi-thousand dollar software package on the accompanying DVD. Marco Paolini takes readers through Shake's interface and features, including its complete suite of color correction tools, tracking/stabilization capabilities, integrated procedural paint and rotoscoping tools, powerful new floating point technology 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 book's 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, they'll find the coverage they need to confront even the most daunting compositing and effects tasks with Shake.