Apple Shipping Final Cut Express HD
February 14, 2005
- Apple is now shipping Final Cut Express HD, its video editing application to capture, edit and output High Definition Video (HDV).
Final Cut Express HD users can now capture professional-quality HDV over a single FireWire cable, without additional software or hardware. The RT Extreme engine in Final Cut Express HD allows users to instantly preview effects, filters, transitions and multi-stream composites in real time, working with DV or HDV, without rendering. Final Cut Express HD also supports Digital Cinema Desktop, a feature that enables HD and DV preview monitoring on a primary or secondary Apple Cinema Display.
Final Cut Express HD offers real-time compositing and effects, 99 video tracks, cutting-edge tools for titling, color correction and audio, and flexible output options. Whether their final project is output back to a DV or HDV device for direct playback through a home theater system, saved as a QuickTime movie for distribution over the web or exported to iDVD or DVD Studio Pro, Final Cut Express HD users can easily produce professional-looking results, the manufacturer descirbes. All of the projects and skills learned in Final Cut Express HD are also directly transferable to Final Cut Pro HD, making it a smooth transition to professional video production.
Final Cut Express HD includes sound editing tools including 99 audio tracks, real-time volume and audio filter adjustment and a voice-over tool. Additionally, Final Cut Express HD now includes Soundtrack, Apple’s innovative music creation software that allows any user to easily compose high-quality musical scores for their video without prior musical training. Soundtrack allows users to see their video as they compose, automatically matches audio loops regardless of tempo and key and provides real-time arranging and mixing. Soundtrack also supports Final Cut Express HD score markers for perfect video-to-soundtrack synchronization.
With LiveType, Final Cut Express HD users can add sophisticated, HD-quality animated text and motion graphics to videos quickly and easily. LiveType includes 27 animated LiveFonts, 150 pre-configured effects and a variety of customizable templates, backgrounds, textures and objects that can be added to any Final Cut Express HD project. Final Cut Express HD also supports direct timeline file placement from Motion, Apple’s graphics design program.
Final Cut Express HD is available for a suggested retail price of $299 (US) with an upgrade price of $99 (US) for current Final Cut Express customers.
For more information, visit
www.apple.com/finalcutexpress
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