<s>
Final	B-Operating_System
Cut	I-Operating_System
Express	I-Operating_System
was	O
a	O
video	O
editing	O
software	O
suite	O
created	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
consumer	O
version	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Cut	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
and	O
was	O
designed	O
for	O
advanced	O
editing	O
of	O
digital	O
video	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
high-definition	O
video	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
used	O
by	O
many	O
amateur	O
and	O
professional	O
videographers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Operating_System
Cut	I-Operating_System
Express	I-Operating_System
was	O
considered	O
a	O
step	O
above	O
iMovie	B-Operating_System
in	O
terms	O
of	O
capabilities	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
step	O
underneath	O
Final	B-Application
Cut	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
and	O
its	O
suite	O
of	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
June	O
21	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Final	B-Operating_System
Cut	I-Operating_System
Express	I-Operating_System
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Cut	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Operating_System
Cut	I-Operating_System
Express	I-Operating_System
1.0	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Final	B-Application
Cut	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
3	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
at	O
Macworld	O
Conference	O
and	O
Expo	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
version	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Final	B-Application
Cut	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
4	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
at	O
Macworld	O
San	O
Francisco	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
version	O
,	O
capable	O
of	O
editing	O
high	O
definition	O
video	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
announced	O
at	O
Macworld	O
San	O
Francisco	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
Final	B-Operating_System
Cut	I-Operating_System
Express	I-Operating_System
HD	I-Operating_System
in	O
February	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
Final	B-Application
Cut	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
HD	I-Application
(	O
version	O
4.5	O
)	O
and	O
included	O
LiveType	B-Application
1.2	O
and	O
Soundtrack	O
1.2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Operating_System
Cut	I-Operating_System
Express	I-Operating_System
version	O
3.5	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
little	O
fanfare	O
in	O
May	O
2006	O
as	O
a	O
Universal	B-Operating_System
Binary	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
improving	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
rendering	I-General_Concept
with	O
Dynamic	O
RT	O
,	O
version	O
3.5	O
upgraded	O
LiveType	B-Application
to	O
version	O
2.0	O
and	O
Soundtrack	O
to	O
version	O
1.5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2007	O
,	O
Apple	O
released	O
Final	B-Operating_System
Cut	I-Operating_System
Express	I-Operating_System
4	O
,	O
which	O
although	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
support	O
real-time	O
editing	O
in	O
the	O
AVCHD	O
format	O
(	O
it	O
only	O
allowed	O
for	O
transcoding	O
AVCHD	O
to	O
Apple	O
Intermediate	O
Codec	O
(	O
AIC	O
)	O
provided	O
that	O
the	O
camera	O
was	O
actually	O
attached	O
to	O
the	O
computer	O
-	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
convert	O
AVCHD	O
files	O
stored	O
elsewhere	O
and	O
is	O
currently	O
for	O
Intel	O
processors	O
only	O
)	O
,	O
imported	O
iMovie	B-Operating_System
'	I-Operating_System
08	I-Operating_System
projects	O
and	O
included	O
50	O
new	O
filters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
did	O
not	O
include	O
Soundtrack	O
1.5	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
still	O
included	O
LiveType	B-Application
which	O
enables	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
advanced	O
text	O
for	O
the	O
movies	O
they	O
created	O
in	O
Final	O
Cut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2011	O
,	O
Final	B-Operating_System
Cut	I-Operating_System
Express	I-Operating_System
was	O
officially	O
discontinued	O
,	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Cut	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Operating_System
Cut	I-Operating_System
Express	I-Operating_System
 '	O
interface	O
was	O
identical	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Cut	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
,	O
but	O
lacks	O
some	O
film-specific	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
Cinema	B-Application
Tools	I-Application
,	O
multi-cam	O
editing	O
,	O
batch	O
capture	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
time	O
code	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
performed	O
32	O
undo	O
operations	O
,	O
while	O
Final	B-Application
Cut	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
did	O
99	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
feature	O
of	O
Final	B-Operating_System
Cut	I-Operating_System
Express	I-Operating_System
that	O
was	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Cut	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
is	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
import	O
iMovie	B-Operating_System
'	I-Operating_System
08	I-Operating_System
projects	O
(	O
though	O
transitions	O
are	O
not	O
preserved	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inherited	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Cut	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
,	O
Final	B-Operating_System
Cut	I-Operating_System
Express	I-Operating_System
features	O
RT	O
Extreme	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
previews	O
of	O
some	O
video	O
filters	O
and	O
transitions	O
without	O
rendering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Final	B-Application
Cut	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
,	O
Express	O
also	O
comes	O
with	O
Calligraphy	O
,	O
a	O
plugin	O
for	O
advanced	O
titling	O
and	O
scrolling/crawling	O
titles	O
more	O
sophisticated	O
than	O
the	O
ones	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
created	O
with	O
the	O
built-in	O
title	O
overlays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Calligraphy	O
has	O
a	O
WYSIWYG	B-Application
interface	O
and	O
features	O
wrapping	O
,	O
alignment	O
,	O
leading	O
,	O
kerning	O
and	O
tracking	O
features	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
allowing	O
up	O
to	O
five	O
custom	O
outlines	O
and	O
five	O
custom	O
drop	O
shadows	O
to	O
be	O
defined	O
for	O
a	O
selected	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
version	O
4	O
,	O
Final	B-Operating_System
Cut	I-Operating_System
Express	I-Operating_System
included	O
Soundtrack	O
1.5	O
,	O
a	O
music	O
program	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
consumer-level	O
GarageBand	B-Application
,	O
but	O
designed	O
for	O
videographers	O
who	O
wish	O
to	O
add	O
music	O
to	O
their	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
use	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
users	O
export	O
their	O
Final	B-Operating_System
Cut	I-Operating_System
Express	I-Operating_System
sequence	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
marked	O
portion	O
thereof	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
reference	O
file	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
include	O
scoring	O
markers	O
defined	O
in	O
the	O
timeline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soundtrack	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
Final	B-Operating_System
Cut	I-Operating_System
Express	I-Operating_System
4	O
,	O
which	O
lowered	O
its	O
price	O
and	O
may	O
have	O
encouraged	O
people	O
to	O
buy	O
Logic	O
Express	O
.	O
</s>
