Re: How much different is 4 from 6 really,

[andy shnikes] "what am i seriously missing out on? As people a few years ago were using what i got and it was top of the line, "

As FCP 4 is about three years old or so, I honestly can't even remember everything about it, but I do know there are more codecs, much more stability, Smooth Cam and a host of other features. If you plan to edit HDV at all, that codec is not supported in 4 for example. That was introduced with 5.1 I believe. 4 will not run well on an Intel machine, if at all.


[andy shnikes] "and what is the difference from final cut studio form final cut pro? "

For starters, a $25,000 color grading tool, Color, thrown in the mix. Motion is included. Can't remember if SoundTrack Pro was included with 4 or if that came later.


If it's just a hobby and you're not earning any income from this, I would not upgrade unless you purchase a new machine. Quite honestly as a hobbyist, I would probably be using iMovie as it's quite a good editor, especially the latest version. It has some features I wish FCP had.



Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Biscardi Creative Media
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