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Installing Your Software
The following information is intended to get you up and running with Shake 4 as quickly as possible and covers the following topics:
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Contents of the box
Onscreen help
Shake system requirements
RAM Requirements
Uninstalling Shake
Installing Shake
Serializing and registering Shake
Installing and licensing Shake for render-only workstations
Apple Qmaster system requirements
Installing Apple Qmaster Client, Services, and Administration tools
Shake and Apple Qmaster support
Important: Be sure to review the Before You Install Shake 4 document (in the Shake 4
installer or on the installation CD). For the latest information on Shake, go to the Shake website at http://www.apple.com/shake.
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About the Contents of Your Shake Box
Your Shake box contains the following software and documentation.
Installation CD
The Shake 4 installation CD: This is your installation disc. Use this CD to install the Shake and Apple Qmaster software and documentation.
Printed documentation
The following printed instructional material is included in your Shake box:
" Shake 4 User Manual: Provides information on new features, the Shake user interface,
image input and output, the compositing nodes and Node View, file formats and footage, keying, color correction and color space, using masks and transforms,
working with the Curve Editor and the Time View, painting and rotoscoping tools,
using filters, customizing Shake and making macros, and rendering.
" Shake 4 Tutorials: Provide step-by-step instructions for general Shake workflow and the user interface, basic color correction, using the Z channel, using local variables
