Upgrade from Final Cut Express HD 1, 2, 3, 3.5
Now you can edit like a
pro with Final Cut Express 4. Start by capturing DV, HDV and AVCHD
footage or import your movie from iMovie 08 and discover the advanced
moviemaking power at your disposal in the new, Open Format Timeline.
Ready for still more? Add dynamic titles and graphics using LiveType.
Final Cut Express 4 delivers all the tools you need to make great
movies.
Advance your moviemaking.
Work with DV, HDV, or AVCHD
footage or all three in a single Timeline, sculpting your video
quickly and precisely using pro-level editing and trimming tools. Final
Cut Express 4 supports a virtually unlimited number of video tracks,
lets you add amazing real-time special effects and transitions, and
provides powerful color correction and matting tools.
Take the next creative step.
Send
your iMovie 08 projects to Final Cut Express 4. Then take advantage of
its additional creative options professional editing tools; the new,
Open Format Timeline; over a hundred real-time effects and transitions;
animated titles; and multiple video and audio tracks to create more
sophisticated projects.
Add dazzling titles.
Quickly and
easily create dynamic, animated titles for your next video project using
LiveType 2.1 and its revolutionary LiveFont animated font technology.
Tight integration means that when you make a change, LiveType projects
automatically update in Final Cut Express 4.
Mix sound effects and voiceovers.
Mix
up to 99 audio tracks in your movie, and further enhance your audio
with real-time volume and audio filter adjustments. For
documentary-style projects, use the voiceover tool to record narration
in an audio track while your video plays.
Share your movies.
Author
a DVD using iDVD, export your movie in QuickTime for your website, or
send it back to your camcorder or deck for a fast connection to your
HDTV home theater system.
Whats New in Final Cut Express 4
Ability to import iMovie 08 projects
Editing of AVCHD, HDV and DV NTSC and PAL in a single Timeline
AVCHD support (Intel-based Mac computers only)
Support for FxPlug third-party plug-ins
What Comes with LiveType 2.1
More than 200 customizable text effects
500MB of royalty-free animated content
Sophisticated project templates
FontMaker utility for creating custom LiveFonts
What's in the box
DVD containing Final Cut Express 4, LiveType 2, and LiveType content
Electronic documentation
System Requirements
A Mac computer with a 1.25GHz or faster PowerPC G4, PowerPC G5, Intel Core Duo, Intel Core Duo 2, 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
- Some FxPlug filters are not compatible with integrated Intel graphics processors.
A 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
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Upgrade information: Requires a previous commercial version of Final
Cut Express (version 1, 2, 3, or HD 3.5) for installation. Academic and
not-for-resale versions are not eligible for this upgrade.
UPC#: 885909204373
MPN#: MB339Z/A
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