Final Cut Express is a non-linear video editing application created by Apple Inc. It is the consumer version of Final Cut Pro and is designed for advanced editing of digital video as well as high-definition video, which is used by many amateur and professional videographers. Final Cut Express is considered a "step" above iMovie in terms of capabilities, but a "step" underneath Final Cut Pro and its suite of applications.
Here is a screen shot of Final Cut Express on our class Macbooks.
History
Final Cut Express 1.0, based on Final Cut Pro 3, was released at Macworld Conference and Expo in San Francisco in 2003. The second version, based on Final Cut Pro 4, was released at Macworld San Francisco in 2004. The third version, capable of editing high definition video, was also announced at Macworld San Francisco a year later, and was released as Final Cut Express HD in February 2005. It was based on Final Cut Pro HD (version 4.5) and included LiveType 1.2 and Soundtrack 1.2.
Final Cut Express version 3.5 was released with little fanfare in May 2006 as a Universal Binary. In addition to improving real-time rendering with Dynamic RT, version 3.5 upgraded LiveType to version 2.0 and Soundtrack to version 1.5.
In November 2007, Apple released Final Cut Express 4, which supports real-time editing in the AVCHD format (currently for Intel processors only), imports iMovie '08 projects and includes 50 new filters. It does not include Soundtrack 1.5, but it does still include LiveType which enables users to create advanced text for the movies they create in Final Cut. The price was dropped from $299 for version 3.5 to $199 for version 4.0.
Features
Final Cut Express' interface is identical to that of Final Cut Pro, but lacks some film-specific features, including Cinema Tools, multi-cam editing, batch capture, and a time code view. The program can perform 32 undo operations, while Final Cut Pro can do 99.
Features the program does include are:
- The ability to keyframe filters
- Dynamic RT, which changes real-time settings on-the-fly
- Motion path keyframing
- Opacity keyframing
- Ripple, roll, slip, slide and blade edits
- Picture-in-picture and split-screen effects
- Up to 99 video tracks and 12 compositing modes
- Up to 99 audio tracks
- Motion project import
- Two-way color correction.
- Chroma key
One feature of Final Cut Express that is not available in Final Cut Pro is the ability to import iMovie '08 projects (though transitions are not preserved).
Information Is From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Cut_Express
Final Cut Express is £114.07 on Amazon.co.uk
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