Final Cut Express 4 - Old Version
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Software Summary
Manufacturer: AppleBrand: Apple
Audio: Italian (Unknown); Italian (Original Language); Italian (Manual)
Format: DVD-ROM
Release Date: 2007-11-22
Platform: Mac, Mac OS X, PowerMac
Model: MB278Z/A
Product features:
- Edit quickly and precisely with professional, flexible editing tools;
- Achieve the look you want with a robust suite of color correction and image adjustment tools
- Mix and edit DV, HDV, and AVCHD video in a single Timeline; mix up to 99 audio tracks with built-in audio editing tools
- Work with built-in filter effects and third-party FxPlug plug-ins; watch effects in real time thanks to RT Extreme with Dynamic RT
- Import iMovie '08 video projects with cuts and cross dissolves
Software Reviews of Final Cut Express 4 - Old Version
Customer Review: The most I've sweared at my computer in years
Summary: 1 Stars
I have been a long time Apple customer, and have always supported their products and software. That being said, Final Cut Express is the most frustrating software I have ever encountered on any machine.
I recently filmed a music performance with two different cameras and separately recorded audio, and wanted to create a YouTube video that switched between camera angles while synched to the audio track I mixed. One camera (Canon Vixia HF R11) was AVCHD and had a sticker that said "YouTube Ready!", the other was a simple DV camcorder (Sony Handycam). FCE did not recognize EITHER camera when trying to use the Log and Transfer function. I had to buy this annoying converter software (Voltaic) which took 2 hours and 47 minutes to convert a 10 minute video clip. ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE. YouTube ready my ass.
After spending 5 hours getting the footage off of the AVCHD camera, I plugged in the Sony and followed the instructions in the Log and Transfer window. I waited for the camera to show up. And waited. And waited. I ended up using iMovie to import the 10 minutes of footage. I have now spent almost 6 hours and $200 on FCE, and have yet to use any part of its software. I have had to use two separate software programs to just get the footage on my computer alone. I don't know about you, but when I plug in a microwave, I don't want to have to spend 6 hours making EasyMac.
I am trying to be extremely patient at this point. I'm just happy to have the video files on the computer at all. I have watched them in QuickTime. I have watched them in Quick Look. I have even dragged them into iMovie without a hitch to check how they look. I'm ready to import them into Final Cut.
I chose "Import Files" from the menu bar. So far so good, both video files show up in the browser. I double click the AVCHD one. It pops into the viewer, and looks pretty good. I drag it into the timeline. Seems to be fine, except for the red line/bar above the entire thing. I hit spacebar to play the project, and get that frustrating blue "Unrendered" screen. Sigh.
I render the clip, which only takes EIGHTEEN MINUTES. I hit play. Thank god, it seems to be fine. I drag it out a little bit to make room for the other video file. Annnnd we're back to the red bar and the "Unrendered" screen. Swearing ensues.
I try the other video file. I double click it, and it shows up in the viewer all squished and out of proportion. I check my settings... it looked fine in iMovie, QuickTime, Quick Look, etc. Spent about 15 minutes googling it and trolling forums to figure out that I was supposed to magically know to check a non existent check box next to "Anamorphic" in the detailed video clip info. Of course, how could I be so stupid?
Drag it into the timeline. Red line/blue "unrendered" screen. More swearing. 18 minutes later, it's rendered. Now to sync the audio, which as you can imagine, is just a trial-and-error drag-stuff-around-and-check-it situation. OH WAIT... As soon as you click ANYTHING, all of that time you spent rendering your video files becomes OBSOLETE and the video clips become UNRENDERED AGAIN making it IMPOSSIBLE to try to edit the timing of your video!
More googling. More swearing. Contemplating the waste of money for this unusable software. It's now 2:30 AM and I'm RE-watching the tutorial videos on Apple's website, writhing in agony every time it mentions "Built In AVCHD," (only takes a quick 3 weeks to convert 4 minutes of video!) "Open Format Timeline," (now that you've wasted your time converting your "YouTube Ready" video file using 3rd party software, watch how easy it is to drag it into FCE's Open Format Timeline to make it completely unusable!) and "easy and affordable." It would be easier and more affordable to build a flying car that runs on rainbows to drive me to Steve Jobs' house so I could smack him in the head with my worthless Final Cut Express box and get my $200 back.
If you're looking for a surefire way to pull out all your hair, waste all your time, claw out your eyeballs, and frighten your pets and neighbors with loud and excessive swearing, look no further than Final Cut Express! And remember, it "seamlessly integrates ANY video format!" "No need to worry about frame rates, formats, conversions!" "YouTube Ready!" " The easiest and most affordable way to join the Final Cut Revolution!" "Be a movie star!!" "Make MOVIES!! GAHHHH!!!!!"
I'm sure the effects and filters are equally top notch. Too bad I never had working video to be able to even take advantage of them. Stay tuned for Apple's next groundbreaking video editing software... Windows Movie Maker 95 for Mac!
Description of Final Cut Express 4 - Old Version
Discover powerful video editing for DV, HDV, and AVCHD. Final Cut Express 4 delivers a single, open format Timeline where you can edit all three, mixing formats and frame rates using the same pro-level editing tools available in Final Cut Pro. Import video projects directly from iMovie 08. Take advantage of LiveType to create dynamic, animated titles. Built-in audio controls let you mix up to 99 audio tracks even add a narrative voiceover. Perfect your movie with professional transitions and effects, including optional third-party FxPlug plug-ins. AVCHD video requires a Mac with an Intel processor.Discover powerful video editing for DV, HDV, and AVCHD. Final Cut Express 4 delivers a single, open format Timeline where you can edit all three, mixing formats and frame rates using the same pro-level editing tools available in Final Cut Pro. Import video projects directly from iMovie '08. Take advantage of LiveType to create dynamic, animated titles. Built-in audio controls let you mix up to 99 audio tracks?even add a narrative voiceover. Perfect your movie with professional transitions and effects, including optional third-party FxPlug plug-ins.
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Top Features
- 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
- Precisely adjust the animation of any effect or transition using keyframes
- Achieve the look you want with a robust suite of color correction and image adjustment tools
- Work with built-in filter effects and third-party FxPlug plug-ins
- Easily create sophisticated, animated titles with LiveType 2.1
- Mix up to 99 audio tracks with built-in audio editing tools
AppleCare Support
In the United States and Canada, new registered users of Final Cut Express 4 receive 90 days of complimentary software installation support via telephone. In addition, Apple offers a range of support options, including AppleCare Professional Video Support, which provides one year of direct access to Apple's Professional Application Support team. For more information about AppleCare video support services, visit www.apple.com/support/products/provideo.html.
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Edit on the road with a MacBook or MacBook Pro. In the studio, do your editing on an iMac or Mac Pro with a fast Intel processor. Equip your Mac Pro with an ATI Radeon X1900 XT or NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 graphics card for faster rendering of FxPlug filter effects. Then connect a second 20-, 23-, or 30-inch Apple Cinema Display and edit videos full screen.
*AVCHD video requires a Mac with an Intel processor.
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