Posted by Bernie on 06/01/06 19:24

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

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