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Apple Final Cut Express 4.0 Reviews

( v. 4 ) - version upgrade package - 1 user - upgrade from ver. 1/2/3/3.5 - DVD - Mac More product details

$83.99

AVCHD compatible, ability to edit different formats in the same timeline, huge array of useful... (goodgearguide.com.au)

BEFRIEDIGEND (Stiftung Warentest)

alaTest Review Summary for Apple Final Cut Express 4.0

We have collected and analyzed 5 expert reviews and 20 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 65/100 and users rate it 71/100. The average review date is October 13, 2008. We have compared these reviews to 24875 reviews from other Design & Multimedia. The alaScore™ for this product is 85/100 = Very good. Last update: November 19, 2009.

alaSCORE 85

850100

25 reviews

November, 2009

65 / 100

5 Experts

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71 / 100

20 Users

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Rank  64

from $83.99

Expert Reviews (5)

AU

Apple Final Cut Express 4

By (goodgearguide.com.au)

AVCHD compatible, ability to edit different formats in the same timeline, huge array of useful options

Interface may intimidate novice users

With iMovie becoming a dumbed-down shadow of its former self, Final Cut Express is now the Mac's best video editing option for amateur enthusiasts. Enthusiastically recommended.

Final Cut Express 4 retails for $268, but existing Final Cut Express owners...

Rating

80100

goodgearguide.com.au
DE

Apple Final Cut Express 4.0

By STIFTUNG WARENTEST (Stiftung Warentest)

BEFRIEDIGEND

Rating

62100

Stiftung Warentest
BE

Apple Final Cut Express 4

By Jamie Biesemans (zdnet.be)

US Note: This is an automatic translation. The text can differ from the original review.

spent a few months ago Apple Final Cut Pro 6 for video professionals. Tradition appears later as a leaner version for the serious amateur video. But a strict diet is not been .

FCE4 can also ProRes422 format is not new, but a disaster is not. Ultimately ProRes422 especially designed for professionals that large quantities of HD film processing and the format is less relevant for the average user

No rating

zdnet.be

User Reviews (20)

US

Awesome Software!

By HeavyGamer247 (bestbuy.com)

"Used this on an English final, My classmates were asking me all of the time how the heck I did the effects in the video. So. CAUTION: This product may bring professional results!"

Everything! Easy to use (for those computer "geeks")

Could be hard to learn for people who don't know that much about using computers.

US

From the mouth of a graphic artist

By ctman5on (bestbuy.com)

"Having used both this product and Apple's Final Cut Pro software, both are very amazing. However, this choice was perfect, as I am mainly an aspiring graphic design who just wants motion and video to be integrated into that workflow. This contains all th...

Affordable, Final Cut Pro Editing Power in a small package

Less effects than I would have liked

US

Overpriced, Overcomplicated

By AARRGGHHH (bestbuy.com)

"Using a Mac is supposed to be instinctive. Once you get this monster installed, the instinctive part ends. Final Cut Express provides a lot of features not found in Leopard and Quick Time Pro, but they're too difficult to learn, and come at too high a pr...

Editing features not already in your Mac

Good luck learning to use them

Manufacturer's Description

Apple's powerful moviemaking package now supports the latest AVCHD cameras, features an open format Timeline, provides iMovie '08 compatibility, and offers sophisticated effects and filters. Offering plenty of creative options, Final Cut Express 4 lets you edit footage captured in the most popular formats - including AVCHD. Simply connect your camcorder to your Mac, preview and select the AVCHD clips you'd like to import, and start editing your video. No need to worry about formats, frame...

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