Apple today released Shake 3, its compositing and visual effects software for the Mac. The new version features the ability to push rendering out to a cluster of Mac G4s or XServe servers and more audio capabilities for synchronizing motion to music. According to Apple, previous versions of Shake have been used in the creation of such films as Lord of the Rings, Finding Nemo, Matrix Reloaded and X-Men 2. Shake 3 is available for Mac OS X, Linux and SGI IRIX. Pricing is set at $4,950 for Mac OS X and $9,900 with annual maintenance of $1,485 for the other operating systems. Related content opinion Imprezzeo makes image search easier By Jason Meserve Apr 03, 2009 1 min Video Web Search Enterprise Applications opinion Skype on the iPhone is a sweet app By Jason Meserve Apr 02, 2009 1 min iPhone opinion March Madness coming to an iPhone near you By Jason Meserve Mar 12, 2009 1 min iPhone opinion Nice play by Amazon with Kindle iPhone app By Jason Meserve Mar 10, 2009 1 min Kindle iPhone Amazon.com Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe