Installing Your Software
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The following information is intended to get you up and running as quickly as possible and
covers the following:
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Contents of the box
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About online help
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Shake 3.5 system requirements
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RAM requirements
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Shake Qmaster system requirements
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Installing or upgrading Shake 3.5
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Serializing and registering Shake 3.5
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Installing and licensing Shake 3.5 for render-only workstations
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Installing Shake Qmaster Client, Services, and Administration tools
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About installing software and saving files
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Uninstalling Shake 3.5
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Uninstalling Shake Qmaster
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Shake 3.5 and Shake Qmaster support
Important
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.
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.
Printed documentation
The following printed instructional material is included in your Shake 3.5 box:
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Shake Reference Guide: 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.
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Shake Tutorials:
Provide step-by-step instructions for general Shake workflow and the
user interface, basic color correction, using the Z channel, using local variables with
expressions, color correction on premultiplied elements, using
Keylight
and
Primatte
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tracking, how to make a macro, and how to create a simple clean plate.
PDF documentation
The following PDF documentation is located in the Documentation folder on the Shake 3.5
installation CD.
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Shake Reference Guide
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Shake Tutorials
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Shake 3.5 Installation Guide
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Shake Qmaster User’s Manual
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Shake Qmaster Late-Breaking News
About Online Help
The Shake Reference Guide , Shake Tutorials , Shake 3.5 New Features Guide , Customizing
Shake , Getting Help , and Late-Breaking News are located in the Help menu of the Shake
application. For information on new features in Shake 3.5, refer to the Late-Breaking News or
the Shake 3.5 New Features Guide . The Shake Qmaster Help and Late-Breaking News are
available in the Help menu of the Shake Qmaster application.
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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. These HTML pages (the function pages and the customizing section) include the
same content as the
To access the online help:
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Choose the Reference Guide, Shake 3.5 New Features Guide, or Tutorials from the Shake
Shake Reference Guide
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Help menu.
The online PDFs are interactive and contain links for easy navigation. To quickly find a
specific topic, use the bookmarks or the interactive index.
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In Shake Qmaster, choose Help > Shake Qmaster Help; in Shake Qadministrator, choose
Help > Shake Qmaster Help; in Batch Monitor, choose Help > Batch Monitor Help
(Batch Monitor is the utility installed with the Shake Qadministrator and Shake Qmaster
Client components).
To access the online help for a specific Shake function:
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In the Node View, click the right side of the node to load its parameters.
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In the Parameters tab, click the Help button.
Note: In the printed reference guide, all function information is included in their
associated chapters. For example, the Move2D function is described in Chapter 12,
“Transforms, Motion Blur, and Warping.”
To access the online help for customizing Shake:
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Choose Help > Customizing Shake.
Note: In the Shake Reference Guide , extensive information on customizing is located in
Chapter 17, “Customizing Shake.”
Late-Breaking News
The late-breaking news is a link to the Late-Breaking News section of the Shake Web site and
contains the latest information about the software, new features, and known bugs.
To access late-breaking news:
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In the Shake application, choose Help > Late-Breaking News.
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In Shake Qmaster or Qadministrator, choose Help > Late-Breaking News.
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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
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800 Mhz PowerPC G4 Tower
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Mac OS X 10.3.2 (or later)
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3-button mouse
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QuickTime 6.5 (or later)
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1 GB local disk space for caching and temporary files
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256 MB of RAM
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A video display card with 32 MB of VRAM and Open GL hardware acceleration, such as the
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NVIDIA
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1280 x 1024 display with a required minimum of 24-bit color
Minimum PowerBook Hardware and Software Configuration
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800 Mhz PowerPC G4 PowerBook
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Mac OS X 10.3.2 (or later)
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3-button mouse
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QuickTime 6.5 (or later)
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1 GB local disk space for caching and temporary files
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256 MB of RAM
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A video display card with 32 MB of VRAM and Open GL hardware acceleration, such as the
ATI
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Optional external monitor with 1280 x 1024 display with a required minimum of 24-bit color
4 MX™ or ATI
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Radeon™ 7500
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Radeon™ 7500
Minimum Server Hardware and Software Configuration
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1 Ghz PowerPC G4 or higher XServe
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Mac OS X Server 10.3.2 (or later)
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3-button mouse (optional for render station, required for compositing seat)
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QuickTime 6.5 (or later)
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1 GB local disk space for caching and temporary files
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256 MB of RAM
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A video display card with 32 MB of VRAM and Open GL hardware acceleration, such as the
NVIDIA
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4 MX™ or ATI
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Radeon™ 7500 (optional for render station, required for
compositing seat)
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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:
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500 Mhz or higher PowerPC G4
Note: PowerPC G4 refers to any Tower, PowerBook, iMac, eMac over 500 Mhz.
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1 Ghz PowerPC G4 or higher XServe
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Mac OS X 10.3.2 (or later)
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QuickTime 6.5 (or later)
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1 GB local disk space for caching and temporary files
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256 MB of RAM
RAM Requirements
Playback performance is a function of RAM, processor, image size, clip length, and graphics
card. In Shake, images are loaded into memory and then played back. Current systems
cannot achieve real-time playback with 2K-resolution images. However, with sufficient RAM
and a good graphics card, files of up to 1K resolution should play back in real time.
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Use the following formula to determine the amount of required memory:
width * height * channels * bytes per channel * images = bytes
For example, a single 1024 x 768 RGB 8-bit (1 byte) per channel image is:
1024 * 768 * 3 * 1 = 2359296 bytes
Or, approximately 2.4 MB per frame.
To convert from bytes to megabytes (MB), divide by 1024 two times (1024 equals the
TIP
number of bytes per kilobyte). Thankfully, all operating systems come with calculators.
For a rough approximation, drop the last 6 digits.
Note: An 8-bit image is 1 byte, a 10 or 16-bit image is 2 bytes, and a float image is 4 bytes.
Installing Shake 3.5
When you install Shake 3.5, its components are placed in the Applications folder of the hard
disk, typically your startup disk. Be sure to review “Shake 3.5 System Requirements” on
page 4 before installing Shake 3.5.
Important
If you’re upgrading from Shake 3 or 3.01, you must have Shake installed on your
computer prior to running the installer.
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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:
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Insert the Shake 3.5 installation CD into your CD drive.
Double-click the Install Shake 3.5 icon, then follow the onscreen instructions.
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In the Authenticate window, enter your administrator name and password and click OK.
Read the Introduction, then click Continue.
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Read the Before You Install Shake 3.5 document, then click Continue.
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Read the Software License Agreement, then click Continue and Agree.
Select the destination disk where you want to install Shake 3.5, then click Continue.
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By default, Shake is installed in the Applications folder on your hard drive.
Note: If you’re upgrading from Shake 3 or 3.01, the new version of Shake replaces the
version that’s already installed.
In the Installation Type dialog, select the installation type:
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Easy Install
Reference Guide
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Customize
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To include the tutorial images in the Shake 3.5 install, select Tutorial Images.
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Select the Shake Qmaster components you want to install.
Note:
: Click Install to install Shake, the Shake Qmaster Applications, the
PDF and
Shake Tutorials
PDF, but no tutorial images.
: Click Customize and select the additional items to install:
For more information on the Shake Qmaster components and installation, see
“Installing Shake Qmaster” on page 9.
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Click Install.
If prompted, click Restart.
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Shake Folder Contents
When Shake is installed, three icons appear in the
Shake3.50
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. When you create a standard or
disk-based Flipbook in Shake, Shake Viewer is automatically launched and the shkv or shkqtv
icon appears in the Dock.
Shake Qmaster Applications (installed by default with the Easy Install) places a Shake
Qmaster and Shake Qadministrator icon in the Applications folder.
Shake
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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 3.01, and the version of Shake that was previously
installed on your computer was not serialized, you are prompted to enter your Shake 3 or
3.01 serial number.
Registering Shake 3.5
The first time you start Shake 3.5, the application prompts you for registration information.
By default, the Me card information in your Address Book is automatically entered in the
appropriate fields.
To register Shake to a user other than the user listed in the Me card in your
Address Book:
1 Fill out the Name, Address, Organization, and Email address fields.
2 If you want information about Apple news and software updates sent to your email account,
select the checkbox.
3 If you want to review Apple’s Privacy Policy, click Privacy Policy.
4 When you are finished, click Register Now.
You are now ready to begin using Shake 3.5.
Note: If you decide to click the Register Later button, you will be prompted to register again
after opening the application five times.
Installing and Licensing Shake 3.5 for Render-Only
Workstations on Mac OS X
To install the render-only version of Shake 3.5, perform the CD install as described in
“Installing Shake 3.5” on page 5 on all systems designated as render workstations. Mac OS X
render licenses are free and do not require serial numbers or special licensing.
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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. As detailed later in “Installing
Shake Qmaster” on page 9, you install the Shake Qmaster Applications on client and
administrator computers, and Shake Qmaster Services on cluster computers.
Minimum Requirements for Shake Qmaster Applications
The Shake Qmaster Applications installation component has the following minimum
requirements.
Minimum Hardware Configurations
The Shake Qmaster Applications component requires, at a minimum, either of the following
hardware configurations:
m 500 Mhz or higher PowerPC G3
m 500 Mhz or higher PowerPC G4
The following disk space is required:
m 20 MB of disk space
Minimum Software Configuration
m Mac OS X 10.3.2 (or later)
m QuickTime 6.5 (or later)
m 256 MB of RAM
Minimum Requirements for Shake Qmaster Services
The Shake Qmaster Services installation component has the following minimum
requirements.
Minimum Hardware Configurations
The Shake Qmaster Services require, at a minimum, either of the following hardware
configurations:
m 500 Mhz or higher Power PC G4 or PowerBook
m 1 Ghz Power PC G4 or higher XServe
The following disk space is required:
m 1 GB local disk space for caching and temporary files
m 3 MB of local disk space for the software
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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 Where to Install It
Shake Qmaster
Applications
On client computers: Any computer
from which you use Shake Qmaster to
submit processing jobs.
On administrator computers: Any
computer you use to create and
administer Shake Qmaster clusters. It
must be on the same network as the
clusters.
Shake Qmaster
Services
On cluster computers:
m service nodes: The computers
that perform the actual processing
of jobs.
m cluster controller computers: The
computer that acts as the manager
of a cluster. It divides up tasks,
determines which service nodes
to send work to, and then
distributes the work.
There is only one cluster controller
per cluster.
Applications and Utilities
Installed
m Shake Qmaster (the interface for
submitting jobs for distributed
processing)
m Shake Qadministrator
m Batch Monitor utility
m Shake Qmaster pane in System
Preferences
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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.
Client computer
from which users work and
send jobs to the cluster
(can contain multiple service nodes, but only one cluster controller)
Service node
Cluster controller
manages the distribution
of client’s jobs
across the cluster
processes jobs
Service node
processes jobs
Example of a network setup for distributed rendering
Client Client Client Client
LAN
Highspeed switches (chained together)
Cluster
Service node
processes jobs
Service node
processes jobs
cluster controller and render-only Shake service nodes,
Rack of servers containing
plus rackmounted shared storage device.
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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.
Apple Remote Desktop, using real-time screen sharing, lets you configure and
administer Shake service nodes and cluster controllers that are running Mac OS X. For
example, from one computer, you can turn services on and off and mount shared
storage devices on cluster computers. You can also use Apple Remote Desktop to
distribute or install the software, configure headless service nodes, and control
desktops from anywhere on the network. For more information, see
http://www.apple.com/remotedesktop/
For details on configuring and managing service nodes, cluster controllers, and
clusters, see the Shake Qmaster Help.
You can install both of the Shake Qmaster software components on any computer in your
Shake Qmaster system, but you do not need to. The instructions that follow tell you how to
install only the necessary components on each computer.
Important All the computers in a cluster need Read and Write access to any computers (or
storage devices) that will be specified as output destinations for files.
Installing Shake Qmaster Applications on Client and Administrator
Computers
You need to install Shake Qmaster Applications on any computer that you use to submit
processing jobs with Shake Qmaster, and any computer from which you create and
administer Shake Qmaster clusters.
Depending on whether or not you want to install Shake and Shake Qmaster simultaneously,
choose one of the following installation options.
Note: The processing application, such as Shake, does not have to be installed on client and
administrator computers.
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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.
2 Follow the onscreen instructions, and use the default Easy Install so that the
Shake Qmaster Applications are installed with Shake.
Installing Shake Qmaster Services on Cluster Computers
On cluster computers (service nodes and cluster controller computers), you need to select
Shake Qmaster Services for installation. Remember, while each cluster can have multiple
service nodes, you only need one cluster controller per cluster.
On service nodes, you also need to install the application that will process batches submitted
to Shake Qmaster. For Shake clusters, you can install Shake and the render license on the
service nodes, since the only component of Shake that you need in a service node is the
rendering capability. See “Installing and Licensing Shake 3.5 for Render-Only Workstations on
Mac OS X” on page 7 for more information.
Depending on whether or not you want to install Shake and Shake Qmaster simultaneously,
choose one of the following installation options.
To install Shake Qmaster Services and Shake on cluster 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 Select Shake Qmaster Services so that they are installed with Shake.
To install only Shake Qmaster Services on a cluster computer:
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 Select Shake Qmaster, then continue following the onscreen instructions.
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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.
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. This type of
cluster is called an extended node cluster.
Note: See the Shake Qmaster Help for details on configuring and using an extended node
cluster. To open the Shake Qmaster Help included on the installation CD, double-click the
Shake Qmaster Help.pdf icon.
You only need one intermediary node in an extended cluster. It can act as the cluster
controller, or you can add it to another cluster that already has a cluster controller.
To install Shake Qmaster on the intermediary node:
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 Select Shake Qmaster Services, then continue following the onscreen instructions.
On the extended nodes:
Install Shake, or any other application that will process batches submitted with
Shake Qmaster. There is no need to install any Shake Qmaster software on extended nodes.
The extended nodes can operate as render-only workstations. See “Installing and Licensing
Shake 3.5 for Render-Only Workstations on Mac OS X” on page 7 for more information.
About Installing Software and Saving Files
Mac OS X provides a multiuser environment so everyone has their own home directory
where they can save files that aren’t accessible to others. If users are working on the same
projects, they need to save or place these files in a location where others can access the files.
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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 3.5 installation CD to this Shared folder in the Users
directory on a volume root.
m Public folder within a user’s home directory: The user must turn on file sharing in
Sharing preferences so other users can access this folder.
Computer/Volume/Users/Username/Public OR Home/Public
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 3.5, 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 Reference Guide.Uninstalling Shake 3.5
Uninstalling Shake 3.5
This section discusses uninstalling Shake 3.5 and its associated files.
Important 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.
To uninstall Shake 3.5:
1 Drag the Shake3.50 folder to the Trash (located in the Dock).
2 In the Library/Receipts folder, drag the Shake3.50.pkg and ShakeTutorial.pkg files to the
trash.
Note: If you did not install the tutorial files, only the Shake3.50.pkg file appears in the
Receipts folder.
3 Empty the Trash contents.
Note: If the Shake3.50.pkg and ShakeTutorial.pkg files are not removed from the Receipts
folder prior to installing Shake again, the Shake Installer shows that you are upgrading Shake.
The Shake3.50.pkg and ShakeTutorial.pkg files are simply overwritten.
This process does not remove the nreal folder in the user directory that is created when
Shake is run for the first time. This folder usually contains your custom settings, such as
macros, machine and user interface settings, icons, and autosaved scripts.
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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. The computer name and currently logged-in
user is displayed in the upper portion of the window.
3 Click Uninstall.
4 Enter an administrator password in the authentication window and click OK.
Note: If the currently logged-in user is not an administrator, you can enter an administrator
password—you do not have to log out and log in as an administrator.
The message “Shake Qmaster was successfully removed. Restart to complete the uninstall.”
appears.
5 To complete the uninstall, restart your system.
Shake 3.5 and Shake Qmaster Support
For support information, see the “Shake Services and Support Guide” card that is included in
your Shake 3.5 box.
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