|  | Posted by Lisa Greene on 06/01/06 20:35 
Bernie wrote:> I haven't used Express, only FCP itself, but a look at the specs says
 > you aren't missing much that you'll need.
 >
 > You'll find it a steep learning curve at first, but worth it in the
 > end. FCP is easy to use and generally as intuitive as a complex editing
 > system can be - FCE is the same but slightly cut down. I've used lots
 > of different editors and this is my personal one of choice. Comments
 > like that tend to start endless people explaining at length why their
 > system of choice is better - so if they do, just accept it as similar
 > to men comparing cars and football teams in a bar.....
 >
 > Putting on a logo will be easy if you have the logo prepared in an
 > appropriate format by whoever builds it. It needs to have an alpha
 > channel - part of the picture which is invisible but shows the system
 > where to cut the shape - but your graphics person ought to be able to
 > supply in the right format. Leave the logo till all the editing is
 > finished then just put it on a track above the video and the holes will
 > be magically cut. Put fades where you need them. If you don't know how
 > to do that yet, you'll soon learn 'cos it's pretty easy.
 >
 > Good Luck
 >
 > Bernie
 
 Thank you Bernie.  It was very nice of you to respond so quickly and so
 informatively.  I do appreciate the advice.
 
 Lisa
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