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Final Cut Pro slims down in Final Cut Express
By Michael Flaminio, Insanely Great Mac
January 7th 2003
Final Cut Pro makes a New Year's resolution to get slimmer with Final Cut Express
Apple announced Tuesday Final Cut Express, a new version of the company's popular
Final Cut Pro DV editing package. The package aims to bridge the gap between its free
iMovie app and relatively expensive Final Cut Pro solution. Final Cut Express offers
greater features and controls over iMovie, but at a fraction of the cost and
complexity of Final Cut Pro.
"Final Cut Express is a perfect fit for the growing market of people who may not be
full-time editors, but are passionate about digital video," said Steve Jobs, Apple's
CEO. "We're thrilled to take the phenomenal success we've had with Final Cut Pro and
expand it to this new market, with the features and price point users are looking for."
Final Cut Express can capture, manage and edit digital video, plus apply transitions,
filters and effects in real-time. Apple also notes that Final Cut Express can create
titles, composite layers, and produce high-quality graphics and animations, in
addition to color correction, a major feature of the latest Final Cut Pro. When
finished, Final Cut Express can export projects to iDVD or DVD Studio Pro or video
formats such as QuickTime and MPEG-4. Projects can also be loaded into Final Cut Pro
for specific effects or formats that are not included in Express.
Final Cut Express is available now for $299. The software requires a Mac OS X 10.2
with a 300 MHz G3 or G4 processor, FireWire and 256 MB of RAM.
Analysis:
This is a good move by Apple to stay competitive in the pro-sumer market. While iMovie
can handle most basic editing, Final Cut Pro has features necessary for many projects.
Final Cut Pro's price tag and complexity, however, keeps it out of the hands of
hobbyists and small businesses. Final Cut Express should fill that gap nicely.
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