Apple Final Cut Express 4.0

Final Cut Express 4.0 description:

The Apple FINAL CUT EXPRESS 4.0 Create professional - quality video with Final Cut Express. Apple's feature-rich DV editing software for the Mac.

The Apple Final Cut Express 4.0 is a powerful, yet affordable, moviemaking package that 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 (requires an Intel processor). Simply connect your camcorder to your Mac, preview and select the AVCHD clips you’d like to import, and start editing your video. 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. 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. 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. The software's audio controls lets users automatically raise any clip to its maximum level without distortion using the new Soft Normalize and Gain controls. Final Cut Express 4 also features LiveType 2 for creating animated titles and includes an extensive library of animated fonts, textures, templates and effects.

The main features of Apple Final Cut Express 4 include:

• Apple's feature-rich DV editing software for the Mac
• Support for the latest AVCHD cameras
• Mix and match DV, HDV and AVCHD material in real time using the same industry-leading editing and trimming tools found in Final Cut Pro
• Supports both 1080i and 720p HD resolutions
• Import iMovie ‘08 projects
• Over 50 FxPlug filters, including Soft Focus, Vignette and Light Rays
• Extensive audio controls include the new Soft Normalize and Gain controls - automatically raise any clip to its maximum level without distortion
• System Requirements: A Mac computer with a 1.25GHz or faster PowerPC G4, PowerPC G5, Intel Core Duo, Intel Core 2 Duo, or Intel Xeon processor (For AVCHD: A Mac computer with an Intel processor), 1GB of RAM or more, An AGP or PCI Express graphics card compatible with Quartz Extreme; or an Intel GMA integrated graphics processor in a MacBook or Mac mini computer (limited FX), display with 1024-by-768 resolution or higher, A DVD drive for installation, Mac OS X v10.4.10 or later, QuickTime 7.2 or later, 500MB of disk space to install Final Cut Express and LiveType, Additional 500MB to install LiveType content