Product Description
Final Cut Express Upgrade from FCE 1, 2, 3
Discover the advanced moviemaking power of Final Cut Express HD. Capture and edit DV or HDV video, add dynamic titles and graphics using LiveType 2, then score your movie using Soundtrack 1.5.
Now available as a Universal application, this version runs natively on both Intel- and PowerPC-based Macs. New features include full keyframe control over effects and motion parameters, dynamic real-time effects, and new versions of LiveType and Soundtrack.
Advance your moviemaking.
Get all the tools you need to create fantastic digital video (DV) or high-definition video (HDV) projects. Final Cut Express HD supports an unlimited number of video tracks, plus amazing real-time special effects and transitions. You also get powerful tools like color correction and matting.
Add dazzling titles
Final Cut Express HD includes the all-new, full-featured LiveType 2, which lets you quickly add dynamic text and graphics to your videos. You get over 10GB of royalty-free animated fonts, textures and objects, a large selection of templates to choose from, plus hundreds of one-click text effects.
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 into an audio track while your video plays.
Score with ease
You also get the new Soundtrack 1.5 so you can create an original music score for your movie on your own — no professional musical experience necessary. Soundtrack 1.5 offers more than 4,000 royalty-free, professionally recorded instrument loops and sound effects, so you can get started right away.
Share your movies
Output your project back to a DV or HDV device for direct playback through a home theater system, save it as a QuickTime movie for distribution over the web, or export it to iDVD.
Enhance iMovie projects, then go Pro
Final Cut Express HD is the perfect next step in moviemaking for iMovie users. iMovie projects can be opened in Final Cut Express HD with all their effects, transitions, and audio levels intact. And when you're ready to go pro, you can transfer the projects and skills you learned to Final Cut Pro HD.
What's new in Final Cut Express HD 3.5
- Universal application now runs natively on both Intel- and PowerPC-based Macs
- Full keyframe control over effects and motion parameters
- Dynamic RT — real-time playback of visual and audio effects
What's new in LiveType 2
- Additional professional templates for DV and HDV projects
- New vector-based animated LiveFonts
- More animated objects and textures
- 60 new text effects
What's new in SoundTrack 1.5
- Improved sound editing, recording, and processing
- Support for more audio formats and rates
- Improved user interface