Installing Your Software The following information is intended to get you up and running as quickly as possible and covers the following: m Contents of the box m About online help m Shake 3.5 system requirements m RAM requirements m Shake Qmaster system requirements m Installing or upgrading Shake 3.5 m Serializing and registering Shake 3.5 m Installing and licensing Shake 3.
Be sure to review the Before You Install Shake 3.5 document (in the Shake 3.5 installer or on the installation CD). For the latest information on Shake 3.5, go to the Shake Web site at http://www.apple.com/shake. Important About the Contents of Your Shake 3.5 Box Your Shake 3.5 box contains the following software and documentation. CD The Shake 3.5 installation CD: This is your installation disk. Use this CD to install the Shake 3.5 and Shake Qmaster software and documentation.
Online Documentation The Shake and Shake Qmaster online documentation is in PDF format, and allows you to access information directly onscreen while you’re working in Shake or Shake Qmaster via the Help menu. In Shake 3.5, there is also a Help button located in the Parameters tab of each function. This button opens an HTML page that describes the function. An additional HTML page that contains information on customizing Shake can also be accessed from the Help menu.
Shake 3.5 System Requirements Before you install Shake 3.5, ensure your Macintosh system meets the following minimum requirements. Minimum Desktop Hardware and Software Configuration m m m m m m m 800 Mhz PowerPC G4 Tower Mac OS X 10.3.2 (or later) 3-button mouse QuickTime 6.
m 1280 x 1024 display with a required minimum of 24-bit color (optional for render station, required for compositing seat) Minimum Requirements for Render-Only Workstations The Shake 3.5 render-only workstation requires the following minimum hardware and software configuration: m 500 Mhz or higher PowerPC G4 Note: PowerPC G4 refers to any Tower, PowerBook, iMac, eMac over 500 Mhz. m 1 Ghz PowerPC G4 or higher XServe m Mac OS X 10.3.2 (or later) m QuickTime 6.
Note: Before you install Shake, turn off any virus protection and security software that you may have installed on your computer. Also, review any Read Before You Install files or documentation. Installing or Upgrading Shake 3.5 From the CD To install and serialize Shake 3.5: 1 Insert the Shake 3.5 installation CD into your CD drive. 2 Double-click the Install Shake 3.5 icon, then follow the onscreen instructions. 3 In the Authenticate window, enter your administrator name and password and click OK.
Serializing Shake 3.5 1 Double-click the shake icon (if starting Shake from the Dock icon, single-click). 2 In the Licensing dialog, enter your first and last name. Note: Entering an organization is optional. 3 In the Serial Number field, enter the Shake 3.5 serial number printed on the front of this document. 4 Click OK. Note: If you’re upgrading from Shake 3 or 3.
Shake Qmaster System Requirements Before you install any of the Shake Qmaster software, ensure that your system meets the following minimum requirements. In the installer, you’ll find that there are two separate installation components for Shake Qmaster: Shake Qmaster Applications and Shake Qmaster Services. Each component is designed for a different part of a Shake Qmaster system.
Minimum Software Configuration m Mac OS X 10.3.2 (or later) m QuickTime 6.5 (or later) m 256 MB of RAM Installing Shake Qmaster Within the Customize dialog in the Shake installer are two separate installation components for Shake Qmaster, each designed for a different part of a Shake Qmaster system. Installation Component Installing Shake 3.
While one computer could act as any combination of client, service node, and cluster controller, keeping these functions on separate computers generally increases the speed and efficiency of the processing.
For more background information about the different parts of a Shake Qmaster system and how to prepare a Shake Qmaster network, see the Shake Qmaster Help. To open the Shake Qmaster Help included on the installation CD, double-click the Shake Qmaster Help.pdf icon. Using Apple Remote Desktop to Create and Administer Shake Cluster Computers Remotely You can conveniently set up and control Shake service nodes and cluster controllers over a network or over the Internet, using Apple Remote Desktop.
To install only Shake Qmaster Applications on client or administrator computers: 1 Double-click the Install Shake icon. 2 Follow the onscreen instructions until you get to the Easy Install window. In the Easy Install window, click Customize. 3 Deselect Shake, then continue following the onscreen instructions. To install Shake Qmaster Applications and Shake on client or administrator computers: 1 Double-click the Install Shake icon.
When Shake Qmaster Services are installed, the Shake Qmaster icon appears in the “Other” group of System Preferences. Note: See “Special Installation Instructions for Extended Node Clusters” for information about creating an extended node cluster. You do not need to install any Shake Qmaster software on extended service nodes, but an extended node cluster does require an intermediary node that needs Shake Qmaster Services.
When installing or saving files, including project files, consider who needs access to these items. Use the following to help determine where to locate files: m Shared folder within the Users directory: All users have access to this folder, making this a good location to save and store files that you want others to use. Computer/Volume/Users/Shared For example, if you want all users to have access to the tutorial media, copy the appropriate folder from the Shake 3.
Uninstalling Shake Qmaster To remove Shake Qmaster, use the Uninstall Shake Qmaster application. The application is located on the Shake 3.5 installation CD in the Extras folder, and removes the Shake Qmaster application and its associated files. To uninstall Shake Qmaster: 1 Insert the Shake 3.5 installation CD and navigate to the Extras folder. 2 In the Extras folder, double-click Uninstall Shake Qmaster. The Uninstall Shake Qmaster window appears.
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