Final Cut Pro - Definition and Overview

Final Cut Pro is a Non-linear editing system created by Apple Computer that allows users to edit video. The latest releases are for Mac OS X only. Since the early 2000's, it has come to be accepted as a high-end professional editorial tool, and has become a competitor to the previously main force in the industry, Avid.

Used on Macintosh computers, it is a resolution-independent software editing front-end to a user-configurable hardware architecture. It can be used to edit material ranging from Firewire-attached MiniDV video from a consumer digital video camera in the home environment to High-Definition digital video (HD) in a full professional studio environment. The software loads the video onto the Mac, where it can be edited and processed.

Apple also makes Final Cut Express, which is a light-version of Final Cut Pro with the same user-interface but without some of the more advanced features.

External links

• Apple: Final Cut Pro HD (http://www.apple.com/finalcutpro/)
• Ken Stone's FCP (http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/fcp_homepage_index.html)