Final Cut Express is a great step-up from iMovie... and I've seen it on sale for about $150, which is an excellent price.
And as for learning it, Apple's site has some good tutorials to follow along with. Pete Julian Seery Gude wrote: > Hi, > > I'm new to the group here and wanted to say hi quickly and ask a question. > I'm already enjoying the email updates of your experiences and I'm glad I > signed up. > > I am currently using the dreaded iMovie 08 for video editing. My editing > skills are limited but I'm looking to improve them so I can improve my > business vlog and personal vlogging. > > I'm not presently using a HD camera but I do make HD screencasts so I'm > mixing HD and regular movies. I will eventually get a HD camera as well. I > don't use any green screen at present but I want to in the future and I want > to add different titles or text overlays to my videos as I narrate so people > can see links I am talking about in my videos (seems like this should be > really simple but I can't figure out how to do this in iMovie 08!). > > I'm considering iMovie 09, Final Cut Express 4 and anything else you would > recommend. I don't want to spend more than $200-$300. > > My hardware: > I use a Macbook with 2.4Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo with 4GB memory and 7200rpm hard > drive. > > - Julian > http://www.google.com/profiles/JulianSeeryGude > >
