[MacDV] FinalCutExpress versus FinalCutPro 3

[Daniel Beck]

On Monday, September 15, 2003, at 08:54 PM, Adrian Smith wrote:

> 	We've had a copy of Final Cut Pro 3 for a while (bought on an 
> academic discount) but have never really had a chance to get into it 
> to any great degree. We also had an old copy of Adobe Premiere 4.2 
> lying around which I just "traded-in" for Final Cut Express.
>
> What I want to know is if there is ANY advantage to using Final Cut 
> Express over Final Cut Pro 3? It is easier to learn in any way? Does 
> it have any extra features which make it more "friendly" for 
> newcomers? (like Photoshop Elements versus Photoshop...)
>
> If there no particular advantage then I might try to sell the sealed 
> copy on ebay. Otherwise I'll keep it and hope it helps me in my effort 
> to move beyond iMovie...

Final Cut Pro isn't hard to use if you get off on the right foot. I'd 
say sell the sealed copy and get yourself a copy of Michael Rubin's 
Beginner's Final Cut Pro and start using it. You'll never go back to 
iMovie. Well, that's my take anyway.

This is especially true if there is no upgrade path to FCP4 via FCE.

Daniel