• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  Final Cut Express and Compressor

  Posted by Mirela Bogdan on October 20, 2008 at 3:34 pm

  Quick question about Final Cut Express. I have an iMac and Final Cut Express 4. Can’t seem to find the Compressor anywhere? Is it supposed to come with the iMac or Final Cut E or do I have to buy it separately.

  Thanks

  Mirela

  Mirela Bogdan replied 17 years, 7 months ago 3 Members · 4 Replies
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  Ryan Mast

  October 20, 2008 at 5:57 pm

  Compressor doesn’t come with FCE; it’s part of Studio (and, previously, DVD Studio Pro when it was sold separately). Export directly from FCE or QuickTime Pro instead.
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  Mirela Bogdan

  October 21, 2008 at 9:23 am

  Thanks Ryan.

  Need to check if I do actually have Quick Time Pro on my iMac. I’m still learning my way around the iMac, being accustomed to work with PC…I know I do have Quick Time of course but not sure the Quick Time Pro is included, or should it come with the package?

  Question, I was looking to buy the compressor separately and for what I found this far, this seems to be included in the DVD Studio Pro package. I’ve been searching around and this only seems to come with Final Cut Studio 2. I did find it on Amazon but the item is currently unavaialble and they do not know whey they’ll get it (if ever). Do you know where I could possibly get the DVD Studio package on its own and how much would it cost. Also, do you think it is suitable with Final Cut Express 4? I must admit I am a little annoyed that the compressor does not come with FCE and that nobody at the apple store mentioned the fact that FCE does not come with it as I consider it to be an essential feature. I’ve been trying to upload a video to YouTube but can’t do it without a compressor of some sort.

  Sorry for all these questions, I’ve only started video editing in June so still loads of little tricks and tips to learn about

  Mirela
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  Tom Wolsky

  October 21, 2008 at 9:31 am

  Compressor is only available with Final Cut Studio or some other pro apps, not FCE. You might be able to find an older copy of DVD Studio Pro on eBay that came with Compressor. Most FCE users don’t find it essential to working with FCE.

  All the best,

  Tom

  Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP6,” “Basic Training for FCS2” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
  Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop”
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  Mirela Bogdan

  October 21, 2008 at 12:44 pm

  Thanks for the tips, Tom. I’ll check those tutorials you mentioned and see if I can figure out the best way to print my video to a format accepted on YouTube. it’s been quite a challange this far…

  Best Wishes

  Mirela

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