Is Shake as good for miniDV footage?

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I want to take on a project that will involve various tools/effects. I'm researching Shake (now that it's $499) and it appears to be the right tool for the job. However, I've only used FCP and your knowledge will be greatly appreciated. (I had previously considered AE and Combustion.)
Here is what my project will need:
1. Rotoscoping - to create a 'clipping effect' of a person walking thru an object/wall. Cleaning up shots that greenscreening didn't cover completely. Fix composited shots where there is improper overlapping.
2. SuperSlow Motion - How slow can I go? Can I go to a stop and ramp back up? Is it smooth?
3. Tracking - for compositing 2d items together. (Using tracking data from someones eyes and applying a paint operation to it. Or creating a sign that would be added to the scene where the camera is moving.)
4. Stablizing handheld shots - I'll try to be as still as possible, but this could be very valuable. (I figure this could begin to look awful if there is too much bounce in the footage because miniDV probably doesn't scale up very much.)
I know Shake can handle these tasks, but I'm questioning how well it will perform with my miniDV footage. Are others using Shake with miniDV? Are they/you satisfied with Shake... is it what you expected?
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Thanks,
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My machine:
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Howdy,
I shoot all I do in MiniDV. I am just doing little corporate videos and such. Let me just respond to what I know.
1. We have rotoscoped a car. Me walking toward the car. It turned out pretty good for only spending an afternoon. If you allocate lots of time, you can make it look pretty good with Rotoscoping in Shake.
2. No Experience
3. I have recreated the HP Photo Commercial using the MatchMove Node. It turned out pretty well. It is a little tough to get a Really good Track with MiniDV, but with a lot of patience it can be done.
4. No Experience
I use Shake 4.1 on an Intel iMac. It runs really nice on MiniDV Footage.
Take Care,
Nate

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