Apple announced the immediately availability of Final Cut Express 4 today. The new version of the video editing application is based on Final Cut Pro 6, with a low new price of US$199. Final Cut Express 4 adds support for the latest AVCHD cameras, allows mixing of standard and high definition content on a single timeline, includes the ability to import iMovie ‘08 projects, and gives users access to hundreds of sophisticated FxPlug cinematic effects and filters.
The AVCHD (Advanced Video Codec High Definition, a high definition codec based on H.264) is only supported on Intel-based Macs. Final Cut Express 4 is available immediately for a suggested retail price of $199 (US), owners of pervious versions of Final Cut Express can upgrade to Final Cut Express 4 for just $99 (US). Final Cut Express 4 requires a Mac with 1.25GHz or faster PowerPC G4 or later or Intel processors. Minimum RAM requirement is 1GB.
Final Cut Express HD 3.5 was released in May last year. Final Cut Studio 2 was released in April 2007.
For more information about Final Cut Express 4, please visit Final Cut Express 4 website.
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