Kbase Article of the Week: Final Cut Express 4 – Technical Specifications →

Apple lists these system requirements for Final Cut Express 4:

  • A Mac computer with a 1.25GHz or faster PowerPC G4, PowerPC G5, Intel Core Duo, Intel Core 2 Duo, or Intel Xeon processor
  • For AVCHD: A Mac computer with an Intel processor
  • 500MB of disk space to install Final Cut Express and LiveType
  • Additional 500MB to install LiveType content
  • 1GB of RAM or more
  • An AGP or PCI Express graphics card compatible with Quartz Extreme; or an Intel GMA integrated graphics processor in a MacBook or Mac mini computer
  • Some FxPlug filters are not compatible with integrated Intel graphics processors.
  • A display with 1024-by-768 resolution or higher
  • A DVD drive for installation

Final Cut Express 4.0.1 was the last version of the application.