Final Cut Express 4.0 compatible with FCP 6.0.6?

[Tom Wolsky]

You can open the FCE project in FCP, but once it’s saved in FCP you will not be able to open it in FCE.

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop”

[Stephen Metzger]

Yeah, I won’t need to reopen it in FCE, so that’s not a concern, but are you sure these two versions are compatible? I know that FCP 7 is the newest FCP version and FCE 4 is the newest FCE version, so I’m worried that since I have FCP 6 it won’t be new enough to read the FCE 4 file. What do you think?

Pickup Productions.

[Tom Wolsky]

FCE4 is based on FCP6. Yes, it will open the Express project file.

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop”

[Stephen Metzger]

Great, thanks so much, Tom!

Pickup Productions.

[Isabella Vella]

September 26, 2011

I started a project on FCP 6 and just had a hard drive crash. Thankfully all my media is on an external drive. I have access to a computer with Final Cut Express 4 and am wondering if I can continue editing–I am in a remote area without transportation or access to stores. My FCP 6 program is not backed up on the external hard drive.

[Tom Wolsky]

No, you can’t. In most circumstances FCE cannot open an FCP project.

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Coming in 2011 “Complete Training for FCPX” from Class on Demand
“Final Cut Pro X for iMovie and Final Cut Express Users” from Focal Press

[Isabella Vella]

Okay, thanks for your help.