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Final Cut Express 4 Upgrade from Final Cut Express 1, 2, 3, or 3.5
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| Part No: | B000Z3GSXK |
| Manufacturer: | Apple |
| MFG Part: | MB339Z/A |
| Customer Rating: | 4.0 / 5.0 |
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- Upgrade from previous versions of Final Cut Express
- Edit quickly and precisely with professional, flexible editing tools
- Mix and edit DV, HDV, and AVCHD video in a single Timeline*
- Watch effects in real time thanks to RT Extreme with Dynamic RT
- Import iMovie ¿08 video projects with cuts and cross dissolves
Item #: 42745G. Apple's powerful moviemaking package now supports the latest AVCHD cameras, features an open format Timeline, provides iMovie '08 compatibility, and offers sophisticated effects and filters.Offering plenty of creative options, Final Cut Express 4 lets you edit footage captured in the most popular formats - including AVCHD. Simply connect your camcorder to your Mac, preview and select the AVCHD clips you'd like to import, and start editing your video.No need to worry about formats, frame rates, or conversions. Final Cut Express 4 provides an open format Timeline that handily accommodates DV (both NTSC and PAL) and HD footage simultaneously and in real time. Just drop video into the Timeline and edit away.With iMovie '08, putting together a great movie is as quick as drag and drop. When you want to add professional polish to your project, simply export to Final Cut Express 4 and edit like a pro.Add cinematic looks to your project with an expansive library of professional-quality transitions and filters and experiment with over 50 brand-new video effects, including Soft Focus, Vignette, Light Rays, and Line Art.Use multiple audio tracks, audio level automation, advanced audio filters, and the new Soft Normalize and Gain feature to achieve pro results easily. Learn moreMix different video formats in the new open format Timeline, editing them in real time using the same precision tools found in Final Cut Pro.Add dynamic animated text to your video projects using LiveType with its exclusive LiveFont animated font technology and huge library of textures and effects.Create impressive composites and easily enhance video with sophisticated transitions, filters, and effects, including a wide assortment of FxPlug plug-ins. Product Description
Final Cut Express ( v. 4 ) - version upgrade package
Category: Creativity application
Subcategory: Creativity - video editing & production
Version: 4
License Type: Version upgrade
| Valuable Upgrade | 2010-03-04 | 4 / 5 |
| | I purchased this upgrade when I got an AVCHD camera which is not supported in the 3.5 version. My only concern was Livetype in the new version does not have as much content as the old version but a visit to the support forums on Apple Support said just to not install the new Livetype and keep the old version which I did and it works fine. |
| | love the program, it is set out very nicely, just wish i could afford Final Cut Studio. |
| Best solution for non-professional AVCHD editing on Macs | 2009-06-16 | 5 / 5 |
| This is easily the best solution for non-professional video editing on a Mac. It's much more flexible (and in my experience, much quicker to work with once you've gotten used to it) than iMovie, and not nearly as expensive as Final Cut Studio. In my opinion Apple has created a very nice balance between versatility and cost with this exceptional piece of software. I'm very happy with it and it has everything I need (at least for now).
I upgraded from FCE 2.0 (I also have FCP 5) and so I don't really miss the Livetype and Soundtrack content that others are complaining is missing in this set. As far as I can tell, FCE 4 has all I'll ever need until I make the leap to Final Cut Studio. I am very impressed by the ease with which FCE 4 will capture AVCHD video content and by the fact that Final Cut Express allows me to take all of the footage I've captured in other formats (DV, HDV, H.264) with various camcorders and place it all on the same timeline. I had Final Cut Pro 5 and it wouldn't allow me to do that - I would have had to upgrade to Final Cut Studio 2. What I've realized in playing around with FCE 4 is that it has all the functions that I ever did in fact use from Final Cut Pro 5, so I've been very happy with it and it will allow me to finish work on a small documentary project that I'd put off because it was such a pain to manage the different file formats in FCP 5. |
| Very good upgrade from FCE 3.5 | 2009-01-21 | 4 / 5 |
| | I had just bought a new Sony AVCHD Camcorder for a ministry function, and when I got home, I realized that FCE 3.5 HD didn't mean that it would convert AVCHD video - I had to upgrade! Luckily had the upgrade CD's still so I ordered it for a reasonable amount and when it came (on time, of course!) it worked pretty well! It's not perfect- the 4.0 software is a down-grade in some ways, not including soundtrack and other features that were available in 3.5 (software companies are too lazy to add past features into new products). It does handle AVCHD very well, and that' really what mattered so far. I would recommend it to anyone familiar with FCE and needs to handle the newest video standards. I still haven't gotten down-and-dirty on it (not enough time) but for now, it deserves the 4 star rating. If thinks worked much easier, if the workflow was easier, adding filters, effects, titles was easier, etc., then I'd give FCE a 5-Star rating. My Adobe Premiere 6.0 is still easier to produce with than FCE. |
| Awesome for the price! | 2008-01-09 | 5 / 5 |
| I also own Final Cut Pro 5.1, but since I had Final Cut Express 3.0, I thought I'd spring for an upgrade.
I'm most pleased with this--so far it's very stable, I love its new filters, and the features it has are almost equal to Final Cut Pro in all the important features that prosumers are most likely to use. For most prosumers, it has everything we need. I am continually amazed with how much you get with Final Cut Express.
Because I had Final Cut Express 3.0, I was able to load up the media from that version of LiveType and make it work with the version of LiveType that shipped with FCE 4. I never used Soundtrack that much, so I can't say I miss it, but if I needed it, I could always use the version that came with version 3.
Like many other Mac users, I was a little surprised when I saw that LiveType shipped with less media, and Soundtrack was no longer included (apparently the audio capabilities are now available in Final Cut Express 4, as well as Garageband). But, in all fairness, I had to consider that the cost was $100 less than the previous version which had Soundtrack and the extra LiveType media. After thinking about it a while, I think I am glad that Apple took this route--a $200 pricetag makes Final Cut Express very tempting for many more Mac users than before, as well as making many Windows users envious! (Where is their $200 prosumer video application with equivalent features and reliability?)
I've done a lot of research, and so far I'm not finding anything on the Windows side that offers as much as Final Cut Express, for a similar price. I'm not knocking the many affordable $100 programs that Windows users have, because for many people that's more than enough and there are many wonderful choices available. But from what I've seen, each one of them lack some capability that I have come to enjoy or rely on in Final Cut Express. (But of course they are less expensive, so this is to be expected.) There seems to be no "middle ground" for video enthusiasts on the Windows side (either it's an affordable $100 program with crippled features, or a pro-level app with a pricetag to match).
A big thumbs up for this upgrade to Final Cut Express! I am happier than ever to have switched to Macintosh! |
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