Final Cut Express is an innovative combination of power, ease of use, and affordability. Connect your FireWire-equipped DV camcorder to your Mac and use Final Cut Express' Capture window to control a wide range of miniDV, DVCAM, and DVCPRO devices. Then organize, search and sort your footage within customizable, hierarchical bins in Final Cut Express's browser window. Unlike many DV editing solutions, Final Cut Express lets you work like a pro. You can open and edit multiple projects, containing multiple sequences, at the same time.
Final Cut Express' top notch editing capabilities are paired with an impressive library of more than 200 transitions (dissolves, wipes, fades) and effects (blurs, borders, mattes) to give your project that silky-smooth flow. Put your thoughts into writing with lower 3rds, scrolls, crawls, and other motion titling using Final Cut Express's 2D and 3D tools and the bundled Boris Calligraphy. Combine a virtually unlimited number of video tracks, multi-layered Photoshop files, and titles to build stunning motions graphics with Final Cut Express's integrated compositing.
Features
Compatible Operating Systems: Apple MacOS X 10.2
Options
Apple Final Cut Express: Supplies and Accessories Options
Apple Final Cut Express Specifications
Part # M8987Z/A
Key Specifications
Final Cut Express
Manufacturer
Apple
Manufacturer Part #
M8987Z/A
Software Type
Video Editing
Number of Licenses
1 user
Features
Capture DV via Firewire Connect your FireWire-equipped DV camcorder to your Mac and use Final Cut Express' Capture window to control a wide range of miniDV, DVCAM, and DVCPRO devices (visit www.apple.com/finalcutexpress for a list of qualified devices). Then organize, search, and sort your footage within customizable, hierarchical bins in Final Cut Express's browser window.
Unlike many DV editing solutions, Final Cut Express lets you work like a pro. You can open and edit multiple projects, containing multiple sequences, at the same time. You can even nest sequences within sequences, making it easier to put together long-form projects.
Edit DV with heavy duty Non-Linear Editing Tools Final Cut Express gives you an impressive set of Non-Linear Editing tools. With Final Cut Express's modeless interface, you can drag and drop clips between the browser, the timeline, the viewer and the canvas without having to learn a specific, restrictive workflow. You can easily Insert, Overwrite, Replace, Fit to Fill or Superimpose clips to your sequence using Final Cut Express' powerful 3-point editing.
Use an impressive array of precision tools like razor blade, slip, slide, ripple, roll, extend, and split to perfect your edit. All of your editing decisions are reversible using Final Cut Express' multiple undo features. And because Final Cut Express is a non-destructive editor, your source footage is never affected by your editing.
Use Transitions, Effects, Titling and Compositing Final Cut Express' top notch editing capabilities are paired with an impressive library of over 200 transitions (dissolves, wipes, fades) and effects (blurs, borders, mattes) to give your project that silky-smooth flow.
Put your thoughts into writing with lower 3rds, scrolls, crawls, and other motion titling using Final Cut Express's 2D and 3D tools and the bundled Boris Calligraphy.
Combine a virtually unlimited number of video tracks, multi-layered Photoshop files, and titles to build stunning motions graphics with Final Cut Express's integrated compositing.
Color Correct your project Fire up Final Cut Express' Color Corrector to make shots match, or to enhance the mood of a clip . Adjust the levels of your whites, mids and blacks, change the hue and balance, or apply the broadcast safe filter to make it ready for TV.
Mix Audio Final Cut Express lets you mix up to 99 tracks of audio (8 in real time)at the subframe level. Use pans, levels, and the 3-band equalizer for just the right mix. Enhance your audio with transitions and filters like cross fades, reverb, EQ, echo, noise gate, and more. For documentary-style projects, use the VoiceOver tool to record narration into an audio track while your video plays.
Output to Tape, DVD, or QuickTime When your project is perfect, use the Print-to-Tape function to make a tape master of your work, or export your movie to iDVD or DVD Studio Pro, complete with chapter markers, to make a DVD. Make an MPEG-4 based QuickTime movie of your project for emailing or web streaming.
Whether you're a digital video enthusiast, a corporate video developer or an event videographer, Apple's newfeature-rich DV editing software is designed for you. It's optimized for the DV format and comes with all the high-quality compositing, titling, and effects capabilities that you need for professional-level video.
System Requirements
Hardware Requirements
Macintosh computer with a 300MHz or faster PowerPC G3 or G4 processor and built-in FireWire
Real-time effects require 500MHz or faster single or dual processor Power Mac G4 or 667MHz or faster PowerBook G4
256MB of RAM (384MB recommended for real-time effects)
40MB of available disk space for installation
Apple Final Cut Express Features
Capture DV via Firewire Connect your FireWire-equipped DV camcorder to your Mac and use Final Cut Express' Capture window to control a wide range of miniDV, DVCAM, and DVCPRO devices (visit www.apple.com/finalcutexpress for a list of qualified devices). Then organize, search, and sort your footage within customizable, hierarchical bins in Final Cut Express's browser window.
Unlike many DV editing solutions, Final Cut Express lets you work like a pro. You can open and edit multiple projects, containing multiple sequences, at the same time. You can even nest sequences within sequences, making it easier to put together long-form projects.
Edit DV with heavy duty Non-Linear Editing Tools Final Cut Express gives you an impressive set of Non-Linear Editing tools. With Final Cut Express's modeless interface, you can drag and drop clips between the browser, the timeline, the viewer and the canvas without having to learn a specific, restrictive workflow. You can easily Insert, Overwrite, Replace, Fit to Fill or Superimpose clips to your sequence using Final Cut Express' powerful 3-point editing.
Use an impressive array of precision tools like razor blade, slip, slide, ripple, roll, extend, and split to perfect your edit. All of your editing decisions are reversible using Final Cut Express' multiple undo features. And because Final Cut Express is a non-destructive editor, your source footage is never affected by your editing.
Use Transitions, Effects, Titling and Compositing Final Cut Express' top notch editing capabilities are paired with an impressive library of over 200 transitions (dissolves, wipes, fades) and effects (blurs, borders, mattes) to give your project that silky-smooth flow.
Put your thoughts into writing with lower 3rds, scrolls, crawls, and other motion titling using Final Cut Express's 2D and 3D tools and the bundled Boris Calligraphy.
Combine a virtually unlimited number of video tracks, multi-layered Photoshop files, and titles to build stunning motions graphics with Final Cut Express's integrated compositing.
Color Correct your project Fire up Final Cut Express' Color Corrector to make shots match, or to enhance the mood of a clip . Adjust the levels of your whites, mids and blacks, change the hue and balance, or apply the broadcast safe filter to make it ready for TV.
Mix Audio Final Cut Express lets you mix up to 99 tracks of audio (8 in real time)at the subframe level. Use pans, levels, and the 3-band equalizer for just the right mix. Enhance your audio with transitions and filters like cross fades, reverb, EQ, echo, noise gate, and more. For documentary-style projects, use the VoiceOver tool to record narration into an audio track while your video plays.
Output to Tape, DVD, or QuickTime When your project is perfect, use the Print-to-Tape function to make a tape master of your work, or export your movie to iDVD or DVD Studio Pro, complete with chapter markers, to make a DVD. Make an MPEG-4 based QuickTime movie of your project for emailing or web streaming.
Whether you're a digital video enthusiast, a corporate video developer or an event videographer, Apple's newfeature-rich DV editing software is designed for you. It's optimized for the DV format and comes with all the high-quality compositing, titling, and effects capabilities that you need for professional-level video.