Apple Final Cut Pro 4.1 [Old Version]

Price: $400.00
  

Reader Reviews
It's true, it has more new features and is a world beater as far as other editing apps BUT FCP 3.0 is still the biggest bang for buck simply because it has fewer bugs. While I believe FCP 4.0 is probably two to three thousand dollars worth of software combined in one package....it still needs work. If you are running anything lower than OS X 10.2.5 you will also need to upgrade the OS and Quicktime as well. My advice is: if you do not own FCP 3.0 then go ahead and purchase FCP 4.0 because you'll be able to upgrade as soon as Apple puts out 4.x etc. If you have FCP 3.0 then you might want to wait until 4.x hits the shelves (assuming it does as opposed to being a download). As an active editor I am forced to wait rather than causing a lot of back-ups to safeguard client's files. Regardless of all this, FCP is still King of Cuts. For more information cruise the FCP forums and discussion lists.