Final Cut Express 3.5

Final Cut Express 3.5 - Part Number
Retail	MA261Z/A

 
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.