Final Cut Express 3.5

Final Cut Express 3.5 System Requirements

• Macintosh computer with 500MHz or faster PowerPC G4 or G5 (550MHz for PowerBook G4) or Intel Core Duo.

• 512MB RAM.

• Display with 1024-by-768 (or higher) resolution.

• An AGP or PCI Express graphics card compatible with Quartz Extreme or an Intel GMA integrated graphics processor in MacBook or Mac mini.

• Mac OS X 10.4.6 or later.

• QuickTime 7.0.4 or later.

• HDV features require 1GHz or faster processor and 1GB of RAM (2GB recommended).

• 500MB disk space required for applications; additional 16GB of additional storage space for Soundtrack and LiveType content (can be installed on separate disks).

• DVD drive for software installation.

Universal Application

• Final Cut Express HD 3.5, LiveType 2, and Soundtrack 1.5 are all Universal applications, optimized for Macs with Intel Core Duo processors.

Input/Capturing Video

• Plug-and-play support for most DV25-format camcorders and decks: MiniDV and DVCAM (NTSC or PAL).

• Plug-and-play support for most HDV-format camcorders and decks: 720p, 1080i.

• FireWire device control of most FireWire-enabled MiniDV and HDV camcorders from leading manufacturers such as Sony, Canon, Panasonic, and JVC.

• Capture window for naming, adding comments to and organizing clips as they are captured.

• Incremental clip naming during capture when a recording break is discovered.

• Still image importing for PSD, BMP, JPEG, PICT, PNG, SGI, TARGA, and TIFF formats.

• iMovie file import with effects, transitions, and audio levels.

• Bins for project file and sequence organization.

• Clip organization in the Browser using the extensive search, sort,and sift capabilities.

• Clip labels for organizing and sorting clips.

• Extensive search, sort, sift capabilities in Browser.

• Master and affiliate clip relationship for automatic update of certain properties of a clip, such as clip name or reel name, within the current project.

• Up to 32 levels of undo.

Editing and Timeline

• Non-destructive editing references original video to prevent alteration of source footage.

• Editing palette for most-used functions, enabling one-click, pro-style edits.

• Drag-and-drop editing.

• Editing on the Timeline.

• Three-point editing model.

• 99 video tracks with support for nesting sequences together.

• Support for multiple sequences and projects for creating alternative edits or breaking projects into smaller pieces.

• Insert and overwrite with or without transitions.

• Replace, fit to fill and superimpose edits.

• Edit overly for insert, overwrite, replace, fit to fill. and superimpose for control over how clips are added to the Timeline.

• Blade and Blade All tools for adding edit points to sequences.

• Extend and split edits for additional editing options.

• Sync detection and correction to compensate for audio and video tracks that slip out of sync.

• Active track targeting for specifying individual or multiple tracks to apply edits or protect from editing.

• Auto Select controls of specific tracks in the Timeline for track content selection via In and Out points in the Timeline or Canvas.

• Keyframe graphs.

• Track locking.

• Timecode or frames in Timeline.

• Clip, sequence, scoring, chapter, and compression markers.

• Clip and sequence marker export to LiveType for titling.

• Clip and scoring marker export for Soundtrack.

• Chapter marker export for iDVD and DVD Studio Pro.

• Custom, independent track heights.

• Autosave Vault for saving projects at specified intervals to prevent accidental loss.

Trimming

• Ripple, roll, slip and slide.

• Asymmetric, multitrack trimming.

• Dynamic JKL trimming.

• Trim Edit window.

• Timeline trimming.

• Keyboard and numeric trimming.

Output

• Print to Video command for recording a sequence or clip back to DV or HDV device.

• Footage looping for multiple outputs on the same tape.

• Sequence, scoring, chapter, and compression markers.

• Marker exports to DVD Studio Pro for chapter and compression settings.

• Scoring marker export to Soundtrack.

• Projects export using any QuickTime file format, including MPEG-4, for distribution via email or the Web.

• Digital Cinema Desktop for full-screen, real-time preview playback.

Media Management

• Extensive search, sort, sift capabilities in Browser.

• Clip labels.

• Custom comment fields.

• Master and affiliate clips.

• Move, copy, and transcode capability at sequence or project level.

• Autosave Vault.

Transitions, Filters and Effects

• More than 200 transitions, filters and effects.

• Unlimited effects favorites.

• Copy and paste capability for motion and effect attributes.

• Bezier curves for motion paths.

• Keyframe control of all effects and filters for precise results.

• Precision numeric controls for effects and animation.

• RT Extreme for scalable, software-based, multistream real-time effects.

• Safe and Unlimited RT Extreme modes for customizing performance versus quality tradeoffs.

• RT Extreme quality settings: low, medium, high. Low setting for maximum simultaneous real-time streams and effects; high setting for full-resolution output for finishing directly to DV or HDV device.

• Dynamic RT for automatic adjustment of image quality and frame rate on the fly, optimizing playback, and scaling performance as CPU power increases.

• Opacity overlays in Timeline for adjustable, keyframeable opacity.

• Direct-to-Timeline drag-and-drop Motion project integration.

• Auto Render option.

• Broadcast safe filter.

• 2D and 3D titles with Boris Calligraphy.

• Composite and transfer modes.

Titling

• Standard and scrolling text generators for creating titles that crawl, scroll, or appear in the lower third of the screen.

• Option to combine titles with other filters, effects, and compositing for unlimited creative expression.

• Boris Calligraphy plug-ins for 2D and 3D titles.

• Non-Latin alphabet characters and symbols with full Unicode support.

LiveType 2

• Animated title and motion graphics creation.

• Unicode system font support.

• More than 10GB of royalty-free animated content, including 36 LiveFonts and hundreds of background textures and objects.

• Sophisticated project templates, including templates for HDV.

• More than 200 customizable effects.

• Keyframe animation.

• Real-time wireframe preview.

• Canvas RAM preview.

• Import capability for a wide variety of formats.

• Independent and scalable resolution.

• Dynamic individual character control.

• Animation for rolls and crawls.

• Type on a curve capability.

• FontMaker utility for creating custom LiveFonts.

• Drag-and-drop integration to Final Cut Express HD Timeline with auto-updating.

Compositing

• Nesting for virtually unlimited compositing layers for complex video effects.

• Adobe Photoshop file import, complete with layers for effects and motion graphics.

• Bezier curves with movable motion paths for animation application and control.

• Ease in/ease out motion paths for smooth compositing animations.

• Time effects, including slow motion with frame blending, for smooth, time-altered playback.

• Accurate subpixel interpolation rendering for smooth, high-quality effects creation.

• Transfer modes including multiply and lighten.

• Flicker filter for incorporation of still frames from video.

Color Correction

• Secondary (two-way) color corrector.

• Image control filters.

• Broadcast-safe filter.

• Correction for flesh tones and other key elements.

• Color mixing for visual style.

• Footage matching from different sources for consistency.

• Error correction in color balance and exposure.

Streamlined Workflow

• Full Unicode support.

• Dynamic window resizing.

• Mode-free interface for workflow efficiency.

• Simultaneous opening of multiple sequences and projects.

• 99 audio and 99 video tracks with support for nesting tracks together.

• System and user preferences.

• Easy Setups for quick configuration.

• Customizable real-time effects settings.

• Customizable render settings.

• Customizable window arrangements.

• Customizable user interface buttons.

• Customizable Browser layouts..

• Customizable track layouts.

• Custom, independent track heights in the Timeline.

Audio

• Up to 99 total audio tracks per sequence.

• More than 25 audio filters, including three-band and parameter equalizer, compressor/limiter, 60/120-Hz hum remover and noise gate for soundtrack quality control.

• Real-time fader automation.

• Variable keyframe thinning.

• Real-time audio filters and effects.

• Real-time audio filter adjustments during playback.

• Subframe audio keyframing to 1/100th of a frame.

• Sampling at 8kHz to 48kHz and 8 to 24 bits.

• Audio level meters (per track).

• Mac OS X Audio Units plug-in support.

• Pan controls.

• Mute and solo controls.

• Audio waveform display in Timeline.

• Logarithmic audio fades.

• Scrubbing with or without pitch shifting.

• Voiceover tool for adding narration directly to Timeline.

• Audio level overlays viewable in the Timeline.

• Isolation of audio tracks with solo and mute controls.

• No re-rendering required when muted tracks are reactivated.

Soundtrack 1.5

• Custom music creation.

• Final Cut Express HD video with scoring markers import.

• 4,000 royalty-free loops and sound effects.

• Audio effects plug-ins.

• Powerful search engine.

• Combined loop key and tempo matching.

• Real-time scoring.

• Support for AIFF, MP3, WAV, and ACID formats.

• Works with GarageBand JamPacks.

• Professional audio effects.

• Mac OS X Audio Units plug-in support.

• Fully automated mixing and effects.