editing Final Cut Express - Final Cut X

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Absolution_Films

Hi guys,

Sorry to bring all this FCX stuff up again....

Currently i use Express and whilst getting into video editing it served all my needs and was a reasonable price, but now i'm wanting to move up a level i am finding limitations with Express, like its limited colour grading options, titles etc.

Obviously i know all the uproar with FCX, But it seems that most of it is coming from FCP7 users.... Do people think that FCX is a step up from Express?

I don't have the money at the mo to invest in FCP7 or CS5.5 and am reluctant to use any other methods to aquire such software...

Now that FCX has had its first update and people have been using it for a while now, basically what would be the advantages from upgrading from Express to FCX.... if any?
 
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It will be a huge step up in some respects and a step down in others. Lots of the features missing from FCPX never appeared in FCE either, so I can't imagine it will make a massive difference to you. Have you considered Premiere Pro? You're going to have to learn a new interface anyway, and your old Final Cut files will be compatible with Premiere but not FCPX - might be worth a look! You could buy the education version of CS5.5 Production Premium (Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop and more) for £299.
 
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Hey Chilipie,

I am more than willing to try CS5.5, but was put off at the price it was going for! i found it online for around £1,000
How come this education pack is soooo much cheaper? and what are the differences from the normal pack price?
 
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Absolution_Films said:
Do people think that FCX is a step up from Express?
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In a way, yes.

That is why there is an uproar. FCP X is a step up from iMovie
and huge step down from FCP. If you do not need the pro
applications that were missing in Express, you will find X a step
up. It's a very different interface but it does offer a little more
than Express.
 
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Here's an exact clarification on Adobe's Student/Teacher version:

Is the Academic software different or limited somehow? Is there any sort of time restriction, time limit, or time out – do Adobe Student Editions expire? Or are they unusable for commercial purposes?

The answer to all of these questions is fortunately no: all Education products are identical in features and functionality in every respect to the current standard versions – the only differ*ences are the prices and some of the licensing terms… The prices, as mentioned, are a real bargain – for example, instead of US$999 for Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended, you pay only $199; instead of $1,799 for CS5.5 Design Premium (Adobe’s most popular suite with eight major products including Photoshop Extended), you get it for $449.

Since CS5, the Student and Teacher Editions can be utilized for personal as well as commercial use, for all academic customers worldwide. And after graduation or completion of coursework, you can continue to use the software on your personal systems; there is no usage expiration.

But it’s true there are some limitations as compared to the regular editions… Happily they are all fairly minor:

Each eligible person may purchase only one copy of each product per platform per year. Student and Teacher Edition software may be used on your own private computer only. The software is not transferrable, meaning it may not be resold or given to others. You validate eligibility after placing your order to receive your unique serial number key. Student editions cannot be upgraded to other, future education editions – but the student price is often lower than Adobe’s normal upgrade price anyway… However, if you no longer qualify to purchase another Student Edition when the future CS6 or CS7 comes out (e.g., after graduation), you can still upgrade to the commercial version at its discounted upgrade price at that time – which is another substantial savings.

So why take your chances on the risks and malware in a pirated or bootleg version of CS5.5 when you can get the real deal – legitimate, supported, and completely safe – for up to 80% off, direct via instant download from Adobe?
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ive downloaded the trial of FCX and had a quick play today.... it really does feel like ive gone back to imovie haha

i think in my 30 days trial though i will change my mind 30 times to whether i like it or not :)
 
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I have spoken to many non-pros and semi-pros who
have grown to like FCPX. In my experience only the
full on pros cannot use it. This has been a good thing
for Adobe and Apple seems to be fine losing the
professionals.

I know I will soon grow out of the FCP version I have
and have to move to Premiere.
 
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I do a lot of multi-track layering and FCP X just didn't cut it.

Some of the new editing tools in FCP X were damned amazing which makes me even angrier about all the spots where FCP X failed. No true multi-track when I needed it, enforced media organization (I have my own system, dammit!), etc. New and wonderful tools are great, but when a program essentially tells me "I don't understand why you'd want to do that so I'm going to make it impossible!", I stop using that program.

We'll have to see what the future holds for FCP X, but for right now I can't use it. I switched over to Adobe's Production Suite CS5.5 (since I also needed to upgrade Photoshop) and will stick with that for the time being.
 
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