[MacDV] Re: Final Cut Express

Rod Duncan roduncan at telus.net
Thu Feb 20 18:37:11 PST 2003


Great in-depth comparison by Steve Martin (not THAT Steve Martin) of 
Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Express.

http://www.lafcpug.org/review_fc_express_martin.html

Rod

>Check out this link...
>
><http://www.apple.com/finalcut/>
>
>>
>>
>>  KathyMac! wrote:
>>
>>>  Macintosh Digital Video List2/7/03 11:50 AMMacDV at lists.themacintoshguy.com
>>>
>>> 
>>>
>>>>  I resent Final Cut Express because I bought Final Cut Pro for the full
>>>>   
>>>>
>>>>>  price of $1300 including upgrades just 13 months ago,. Now you can buy
>>>>>  a
>>>>>  barely cut down version for onequarter the price.
>>>>>     
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  Is it really a barely cut down version or considerably more low 
>>>end? I don't
>>>  know because I'm just starting to learn about FC as a whole but I've heard
>>>  rumblings that Express really does leave quite a few features out that
>>>  aren't particularly just for the broadcast quality and pro user. Is it true
>>>  that even the logging is different?
>>>
>>>  I know the price issue stings a bit (and that's understandable) but try to
>>>  look at it as maybe you really did get a lot more for your money than you
>>>  think...
>>>
>>>  Has anyone really compared the features between the two?
>>>
>>>  Kathy
>>> 
>>>
>>  Well, I don't log. I hacve a large disc and capture everything and
>>  decide later.
>>  The only feature I se that seems to be missing is Keyframing Filters.
>>  Jim
>>
>>> 
>>>
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