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 system requirements m RAM requirements m Shake Qmaster system requirements m installing Shake 3 m serializing and registering Shake 3 m installing and licensing Shake 3 for render-only workstations m installing Shake Qmaster Client, Services, and Administration tools m about installing software and saving files m unin
Be sure to review the Before You Install Shake 3 document (in the Shake 3 installer or on the installation CD). For the latest information on Shake 3, go to the Shake 3 Web site at http://www.apple.com/shake. Important About the Contents of Your Shake 3 Box Your Shake 3 box contains the following software and documentation. CD The Shake 3 installation CD: This is your installation disk. Use this CD to install the Shake 3 and Shake Qmaster software and documentation.
Online Documentation The Shake 3 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, 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 System Requirements Before you install Shake 3, 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 10.2.5 (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 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 10.2.5 (or later) m QuickTime 6.
Shake Qmaster System Requirements Before you install any of the Shake Qmaster software, ensure your system meets the following minimum requirements. Minimum Requirements for Shake Qmaster Services Tools Minimum Hardware and Software Configurations Shake Qmaster Services Tools require the following minimum hardware and software configurations: 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 10.2.
Installing Shake 3 When you install Shake 3, its components are placed in the Applications folder of the hard disk, typically your startup disk. Be sure to review “Shake 3 System Requirements” on page 4 before installing Shake 3. 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.
Shake Folder Contents When Shake is installed, three icons appear in the Shake3 folder, shake, shkv, and shkqtv. The shake icon represents the Shake application, and can be placed in the Dock. The shkv icon represents the Shake Viewer application (the Flipbook player for all platforms). The shkqtv icon represents the Shake Disk-Based Viewer application (the QuickTime Flipbook player). You cannot launch shkv or shkqtv outside of Shake.
Installing and Licensing Shake 3 for Render-Only Workstations To install the render-only version of Shake 3, perform the CD install as described in “Installing Shake 3” on page 7 on all systems designated as render workstations. Next, go to http://shake.apple.com/OSXrender to register for the Shake 3 unlimited render license. Be sure to have your serial number ready. The license and installation instructions will be sent to the email address you provide in the registration form.
While one computer can 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.
Installing Shake Qmaster on Client Computers On client computers, the Shake Qmaster Client Tools must be installed. Note: Shake, or any other tool you may use in conjunction with Shake Qmaster, does not have to be installed on client computers. To install Shake Qmaster with Shake on client computers: 1 Double-click the Install Shake 3 icon. 2 Follow the onscreen instructions, and use the default Easy Install so that the Shake Qmaster Client Tools are installed with Shake.
To install Shake Qmaster on a service node or cluster controller computer: 1 Double-click the Install Shake 3 icon. 2 Follow the onscreen instructions until you get to the Easy Install window. In the Easy Install window, click Customize. 3 Select Shake Qmaster Services Tools, then continue following the onscreen instructions. Note: When Shake Qmaster Services Tools are installed, the Shake Qmaster icon appears in the “Other” group of the System Preferences.
Special Installation Instructions for Extended Node Clusters There is a way to use computers as service nodes even if they do not have Shake Qmaster installed. To do this, you configure an intermediary node that executes Shake Qmaster commands on other computers, called extended nodes. The intermediary node runs UNIX commands on the extended nodes via the SSH (secure shell) UNIX program, so that the extended nodes can process batches without having Shake Qmaster installed.
m Volume roots: All users typically have access to the volume roots, which are all of the connected volumes or hard disk drives. If all users need access to specific applications, such as Shake 3, make sure you install these applications in an accessible folder on a volume root, such as the Applications folder. Note: For information on setting preferences and environment variables, see Chapter 17, “Customizing Shake,” in the Shake 3 Reference Guide.
Uninstalling Shake 3 This section discusses uninstalling Shake 3 and its associated files. Although custom files are generally stored in the nreal folder of the Users directory, be sure to back up any custom files that may be stored in the Shake directory that you want to save before you uninstall Shake. Important To uninstall Shake 3: 1 Drag the Shake3 folder to the Trash (located in the Dock). 2 In the Library/Receipts folder, drag the Shake.pkg and ShakeTutorial.pkg files to the trash.
Shake 3 and Shake Qmaster Support For support information, see the “Shake Services and Support Guide” card that is included in your Shake 3 box. © 2003 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, Shake, FireWire, Mac, and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
