If you’re getting serious about making your own videos, you probably realized that iMovie, the video editing program that comes with new Macs, isn’t the greatest. Sure, it’s a nice, basic program for people to start dabbling in video editing, but it’s as far from professional as you can get. If you want to start cutting more sophisticated videos, you’ll need a more sophisticated program.

Apple’s Final Cut Express HD 3.5 is the next logical step for you. It’s got the same setup as the full, professional-grade version of Final Cut without costing an insane amount. It’ll allow you to cut video together, add effects and titles, and keep a larger project with lots of clips and audio tracks organized efficiently. It can also handle HD, so if you have a high-def camera and want to cut together video in HD, you’re all set. It’s the perfect way to take your video editing more seriously without making a career out of it.

This entry was posted by Adam on Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007 at 2:21 pm