You could do this by going to the menu bar, selecting "Sequence", then "Add Master Template" From there, you can scroll though different pages of effects and transitions. Then you double click on whichever effect you like and it will appear in your timeline.
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Many effects will work in both FCE and FCP but not all of them will.
It really is personal preference and just what you would be doing, Adobe After Effects is a pretty complex tool, and you will need to look at lots of tutorials just to do some basic things, Final Cut is not the same thing as After Effects, Final Cut is an actual movie maker, whereas After Effects is strictly to make effects, and then wants you to buy Premiere Pro for the movie making itself, Adobe After Effects has more effect capabilities than Final Cut, but can't really make a movie as easily. Personally i use Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro, they are very good products together. A lot stronger than Final Cut.Another view:Final Cut Pro comes as part of the Final Cut Studio package which includes Motion (See links below) which is the equivalent of After Effects. Many professional producers use the Final Cut Studio software.
Final Cut Pro is the best editing system and for effects is Adobe After Effects.
He uses final cut pro and for special effects he uses after effects
You can't. Final Cut and After Effects have their own proprietary file types. It only works with After Effects and Premiere because the were both created by the same company and specifically designed to be compatible.
they use final cut pro/express for video editing and adobe after effects for special effects
The main difference between Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Studio is that Final Cut Pro is a standalone video editing software, while Final Cut Studio is a suite of video editing tools that includes Final Cut Pro along with other applications like Motion and Compressor. For professional video editing needs, Final Cut Studio would be more suitable as it offers a wider range of tools and capabilities for advanced editing, effects, and post-production work.
it is believed that Smosh uses Final Cut 7 for their film editing and special effects
NO, you need an editing program that can use layers. Try after effects or final cut! after effects is what Andrew Kramer uses.
Final Cut Studio (See links below) is a collection of applications used for editing movies. Final Cut Pro is the video editor, Motion adds special effects, Color is used for color correction and Soundtrack Pro is used for adding music and sound effects to the sound track. The package also includes applications for compressing a movie and a professional level DVD creator.
The latest model of Mac Mini (2011) will work for Final Cut Pro X, but it will be noticeably slower to add and render effects etc. An iMac would be a better option.