Comments on: The future of Motion and Shake

By: brilliantdays.com | FinalTouch in Final Cut Pro

brilliantdays.com | FinalTouch in Final Cut Pro — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 07:48:18 +0000

[...] Apple has said that Shake is not to be updated. [...]

By: Oyvind

Oyvind — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 06:21:27 +0000

Thanks Frank. I remember seeing the "Nothing Real" software at IBC in 2001 and thinking "Wow, that would be something to have on my Mac". Then Apple bought them some months later. Nothingreal.com still points to Apple's Shake pages, now four years after... Some rumor sites reports that the new product won't be out until 2008:

The upcoming high-end compositing replacement software is codenamed Phenomenon and will reportedly be based on the current Motion code, but will build off users existing Shake experience and knowledge. The most unusual aspect of this cross-over is that the new software is not expected until 2008.

That sounds like a million years away to me. Two years in this industry is a long time, and I doubt that this is true. I'm preparing to be surprised - again. I think there will be a new version of Motion no later than NAB 2007.

By: Oyvind

Oyvind — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 06:21:00 +0000

The upcoming high-end compositing replacement software is codenamed Phenomenon and will reportedly be based on the current Motion code, but will build off users existing Shake experience and knowledge. The most unusual aspect of this cross-over is that the new software is not expected until 2008.

By: Frank Capria

Frank Capria — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 02:23:14 +0000

Good point about Apple’s recent history. Unlike many other companies, Apple has had a good track record bringing acquired technologies into the Final Cut fold.

By: Frank Capria

Frank Capria — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 02:23:00 +0000

Good point about Apple’s recent history. Unlike many other companies, Apple has had a good track record bringing acquired technologies into the Final Cut fold.