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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