Final Cut Express 2 questions

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oceansizeoceansize
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in Mac Software edited January 2014
Hi, I'm new here and not sure if this is the correct forum, but I have some questions regarding Final Cut Express 2:



If I don't yet have a DV camera with footage to upload on my Mac, how can I get some to begin learning video editing? Is there somewhere I can get some raw footage? Does the software have any templates to use for tutorials, etc.?

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    placeboplacebo Posts: 5,767member
    Hmm. You can download any decent-sized movie trailer, and use that, but you won't be able to use real-time effects in real-time, because it's not in the DV format. I bet there's some in one of the iMovie tutorials, take it out of there and put it into FC.





    Congrats on your purchase, it's an AWESOME app.
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    ipodandimacipodandimac Posts: 3,273member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Placebo

    Hmm. You can download any decent-sized movie trailer, and use that, but you won't be able to use real-time effects in real-time, because it's not in the DV format. I bet there's some in one of the iMovie tutorials, take it out of there and put it into FC.





    Congrats on your purchase, it's an AWESOME app.



    almost as awesome as final cut pro!
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    thinkingdifferentthinkingdifferent Posts: 1,604member
    What Placebo said. I bought FCE for the same reason. I started by downloading quicktime movies from the internet. Next I got a digital camera that could shoot quicktime movies. That was 2 years ago, I still don't have a DV camera today.
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    averagezenaveragezen Posts: 37member
    you could always spend the 44.95 and pick up a copy of the apple pro training series final cut express. it includes a dvd of lessons and makes you work through the application to get the most out of the learning experience.



    I used these books and took the cert exams for FCP, Motion and DVDSP



    great tools lead to better proficiency of the app
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    placeboplacebo Posts: 5,767member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by ipodandimac

    almost as awesome as final cut pro!



    Actually, now that it has HD support, I'll be damned if I can come up with any differences other than the nerfed keyframe support in FCE.
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    ipodandimacipodandimac Posts: 3,273member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Placebo

    Actually, now that it has HD support, I'll be damned if I can come up with any differences other than the nerfed keyframe support in FCE.



    well the line is marginalized until NAB.
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    oceansizeoceansize Posts: 22member
    Quote:

    What Placebo said. I bought FCE for the same reason. I started by downloading quicktime movies from the internet. Next I got a digital camera that could shoot quicktime movies. That was 2 years ago, I still don't have a DV camera today.



    Thanks...How do I use QuickTime movies with Final Cut Express 2? Is there a help section on converting them?
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    ipodandimacipodandimac Posts: 3,273member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by oceansize

    Thanks...How do I use QuickTime movies with Final Cut Express 2? Is there a help section on converting them?



    if your quicktime files are compressed with the DV/DVCPRO codec or whatever, final cut pro and express will not have to render them as they read that codec natively.
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