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John
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 Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 1:10 pm Post subject: Anyone try Final Cut Express HD on one of these yet? |
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I'm looking forward to the iLife series, but I had a chance to get Final Cut Express for $100. Just wondering if anyone has tried to use it on a Mini.
If not, I'll report back myself in two weeks (I hope). |
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billabong
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| Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 2:07 pm Post subject: |
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| I would love to own Final Cut Express. Where did you get it for 100 bucks? My only suggestion is max out the memory! |
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John
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| Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 3:53 pm Post subject: |
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| I got my hands on Final Cut Express 1.0 & bought the upgrade from Apple. First I thought I'd call the Apple Store & get indignant about the wait & see if they'd sell me Final Cut Express for $99 bucks (pre-holiday price for purchasers of new Macs). But then a friend had an unregistered FCE 1 & I'm planning on using it. Pretty pathetic: FCE HD upgrade shipped overnight, but I've got two more weeks before the computer arrives! I'll have the Getting Started guide memorized by then. |
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billabong
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| Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 4:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Do you do much video editing on other Mac's? |
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John
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| Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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Not at all. This will be my first Mac. I've been using various Windows packages all of which are buggy, awkward & severly limited. Not that I haven't produced decent results: it's just a lot of work & options are limited. Final Cut Express will probably be overkill for my needs, but it will be great to have to more options than I know what to do with!
If the Mini lives up to my expectations, I'll probably be shopping for a G5 this fall. |
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John
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| Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2005 2:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Final Cut Express runs great. I should have gone Mac years ago! |
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iMav
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| Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2005 4:36 pm Post subject: |
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| John wrote: | | Final Cut Express runs great. I should have gone Mac years ago! |
Glad to hear it! I've got my kids setup with minis, but I have yet to play with one in depth as of yet. (I DID have to write a few AppleScript, uhhh, scripts to automate loading of cd images for their games.) Looking forward to getting MY mini!!
(same as you...if I am impressed with OS X, I will probably buy a pimpin' G5 towards the end of the year) 
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jrt1
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| Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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| John wrote: | | Final Cut Express runs great. I should have gone Mac years ago! |
How much memory do you have? |
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John
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| Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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How much memory do you have? |
Sorry. I just saw this. 512MB installed by Apple. I bought the faster 80GB model. Only issue is creating DVDs. 60 minute DVD took three plus hours to create & burn. Comparing the price of a Mini and G5 PowerMac, I don't mind the wait! |
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aaron.c
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| Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Only issue is creating DVDs. 60 minute DVD took three plus hours to create & burn. Comparing the price of a Mini and G5 PowerMac, I don't mind the wait! |
Encoding to MPEG-2 is what takes most of the time, unfortunately.
(the mini's laptop HD probably doesn't help either)
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