Academic vs. Retail versions of FCP Express

Can anyone tell me the differences between the Academic version of FCP Express, and the full function version from retail? I work at a university with Final Cut Studio, and was considering FCP Express for home use.

Functionally Final Cut Express retail and academic packages are identical.
The differences are in the licensing. With the Academic Version you cannot:
1 - upgrade to a new version (say, from FCE4 to a future FCE5) by purchasing a reduced-price Upgrade Package - you would have to purchase a whole new Academic Version
2 - use the software for any commercial purpose
But if your question is also the difference between Final Cut Studio and Final Cut Express, the Studio version has more capabiities (Color, Motion, etc). If you are planning to use FCS and FCE together, keep in mind that you can move an FCE Project to Studio but you cannot do the reverse.

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