What is Final Cut Express 2.0?

Input/Capturing Video

• Plug-and-play support for most DV25-format camcorders and decks: MiniDV and DVCAM (NTSC or PAL).
• FireWire device control of most FireWire-enabled MiniDV camcorders from leading manufacturers, like Sony, Canon, Panasonic and JVC.
• Ignores timecode breaks and incrementally names clips automatically when a recording break is discovered.
• Capture window lets you name, add comments to and organize your clips as you capture them.
• Imports a range of still image formats: PSD, BMP, JPEG, PICT, PNG, SGI, TARGA, TIFF.
• Asset management is made easier with bins that allow you to organize your files and sequences in a project.
• Support for multiple sequences in projects allows you to create alternative edits or break projects up into smaller pieces.
• Sequences can be nested and remain fully editable. They can also be reused in multiple timelines.
• 99 audio and 99 video tracks, with support for nesting sequences together.
• Extensive search, sort, sift capabilities in Browser.
• Clip labels help organize and sort clips.
• Master and affiliate clip relationship automatically updates properties of a clip, such as Clip Name or Reel Name, within the current project.
• Work with multiple sequences and open multiple projects simultaneously.
• Up to 32 levels of undo.

Output

• Print to Video command lets you send a sequence or clip to videotape for recording.
• Projects can be recorded on your DV camcorder.
• Footage can be looped if you want to output your program multiple times on the same tape.
• Import your completed project in iDVD or DVD Studio Pro to create a DVD.
• Add chapter markers with or without comments and durations to jump to specified content.
• Clip, sequence, scoring, chapter and compression markers.
• Marker exports to DVD Studio Pro for chapter and compression settings.
• Scoring marker export to Soundtrack.
• Projects can be exported using any QuickTime file format or the web.

Editing Tools

• Edits to clips reference the original video so the source footage is never altered.
• Editing palette contains most-used functions, so pro-style edits are just a click away.
• Edit overlay for drag-and-drop editing.
• Multiple editing actions, including insert, overwrite, replace, fit to fill and superimpose, give you control over how clips are added to the timeline.
• Insert and overwrite with or without transitions.
• Blade and Blade All tools for adding edit points to your sequence.
• Extend and split edits provide additional editing options.
• Sync detection and correction compensate for audio and video tracks that slip out of sync.
• Active track targeting lets you specify individual or multiple tracks to apply edits to, or to protect from being edited.
• Enabling the Auto Select controls of specific tracks in the Timeline allows the contents of those tracks to be selected via In and Out points in the Timeline or Canvas.
• Trimming edit functions include slip, slide, ripple and roll tools.
• Asymmetric, multitrack trimming.
• Dynamic JKL trimming.
• Trim window.
• Timeline trimming.
• Keyboard and numeric trimming.
• The Autosave Vault saves your project at intervals so you can return to any point in your edit without losing your work.

Transitions, Filters and Effects

• Includes over 200 transitions, filters and effects.
• Unlimited effects favorites.
• Copy and paste motion and effect attributes.
• Unlimited layers with support for nesting.
• Bezier curves with movable motion paths.
• Keyframe capabilities for precise animation.
• Precision numeric controls for effects and animation.
• RT Extreme gives users dramatically more real-time effects, transitions and video layers (up to 8 DV streams).
• Low, medium and high RT Extreme quality settings provide a range of maximum simultaneous real-time streams, effects and resolution options.
• Safe and unlimited RT Extreme modes let you customize performance versus quality tradeoffs.
• Opacity overlays in Timeline let you adjust and keyframe opacity.
• Two-way color corrector.
• YUV.
• Image control filters.
• Make sure flesh tones and other key elements are accurate.
• Mix colors to achieve a visual style.
• Match footage from different sources for consistency.
• Correct errors in color balance and exposure.

 
Titling

• Use standard and scrolling text generators to create titles that crawl, scroll or appear in the lower third of the screen.
• Combine titles with other filters, effects and compositing for unlimited creative expression.
• Boris Calligraphy plug-ins help you create 2D and 3D titles.
• Precision controls are available simply by clicking a tab.
• Use the titling tools to create a range of title styles to fit your project.
• Full Unicode support.

Audio

• Include up to 99 total audio tracks with up to 8 tracks of audio playback in real time.
• More than 25 audio filters, including three-band and parameter equalizer, compressor/limiter, 60/120-Hz hum remover and noise gate give you control over the quality of your soundtrack.
• Other built-in audio filters include reverb and echo.
• Audio Unit support, including a set of Audio Unit filters you can use to adjust your audio clips. (Audio Unit format is the standard Apple audio plug-in format for Mac OS X applications).
• Automated audio keyframe recording.
• Subframe audio editing to 1/100th of a frame gives you precise control over audio edits.
• Audio level meters allow you to achieve the dynamic range you want.
• Audio pan controls let you control stereo channel playback.
• Sampling at 8 to 48 kHz and 8 to 16 bits enables you to match the recorded source material sample rate and control audio quality.
• Waveform display in Timeline.
• Audio level overlays in Timeline.
• Adjust the volume of any track while listening to playback to make better, more accurate decisions about audio levels.
• Audio tracks can be isolated with solo and mute controls. No re-rendering is required when muted tracks are reactivated.
• Audio filters can be adjusted in real time as the track is playing for immediate feedback on any of the filter parameters.
• Record a voiceover track directly to the timeline.
• Voiceover can be recorded while video is playing back for perfect timing.

Streamlined Workflow

• Unique mode-free interface lets you move seamlessly between editing, trimming, compositing, effects and audio functions in the Viewer.
• Updated UI is more elegant, cleaner and exposes more controls.
• Mode-free interface for workflow efficiency.
• System and user preferences.
• Easy setups for quick configuration.
• Customizable RT effects settings (Safe and Unlimited High, Medium and Low).
• Customizable render settings.
• Dynamic window resizing and customizable window arrangements.
• Customizable Button Bar lets you create shortcuts to favorite functions, saving time and letting you tailor workspace to fit your habits.
• Customizable user interface buttons.
• Customizable Browser layouts.
• Customizable track layouts and custom, independent track heights.

Compositing

• Use nesting to build virtually unlimited compositing layers for complex video effects.
• Import Adobe Photoshop files complete with layers to create effects and motion graphics.
• Use Bezier curves with movable motion paths, graphs and numerical controls to apply and control animations.
• Smooth compositing animations with ease in/ease out motion paths.
• Use time effects, including slow motion with frame blending, to create smooth time-altered playback.
• With accurate subpixel interpolation rendering, effects placed on a clip are applied smoothly to produce a high-quality result.
• Apply effects to time ranges, not just clips, for full control over the look of a sequence.
• Use transfer modes such as multiply and lighten.
• Use the flicker filter to incorporate still frames from video.

Download Final Cut Express 2.0 for Mac

Architecture

IBM PowerPC

System Requirements

From Mac OS 10.2 up to Mac OS 10.4

Compatibility notes

Final Cut Express 2 System Requirements

• Macintosh computer with a 350MHz PowerPC G4 or G5 processor and AGP graphics card.
• RT Extreme requires a 500MHz PowerPC G4 (550MHz for PowerBook G4) or G5 processor or any dual PowerPC G4 or G5 processors.
• Mac OS X v10.2.5 or later.
• QuickTime 6.4 or later.
• 384MB of RAM (512MB required for RT Extreme).
• 40MB of available disk space required for installation.

Emulating this? It could probably run under: QEMU