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scmacdaddy

Jan 28, 2003, 12:29 AM

i know final cut express is a "watered down" version of FCP3 but what exactly are the differences? At my university bookstore i can buy FCP3 for $299.99 and Final Cut Express for 149.99. Which would you suggest buying? I took a film course where i used FCP3. It's an amazing app but what am i actually getting for that extra 150 bucks?

Flowbee

Jan 28, 2003, 12:59 AM

Check out the Final Cut Express forum on the Apple website. There are dozens of threads addressing this topic.

scmacdaddy

Jan 28, 2003, 01:02 AM

Thanks Flow:)

Glossybear

Jan 28, 2003, 04:05 AM

Get FCP.
Batch Capture is worth the $$$ alone.

DVDSP

Jan 28, 2003, 04:00 PM

$149 is a good price for FCE. The Apple Education store lists it for $249 and FCP for $299. For $50 I'd definitely go for FCP.

Also, for this article goes into a bunch of the differences between the two.

http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/review_fc_express_martin.html

John