Can Final Cut Express 3.5 work with green screen video?

Forgive my lack of technical terms but I am interested in my next FCE project being a bit more technical with some animations done in front of a green screen. Can FCE "erase" the green so I can overlay it to another background and or movie?
Cheers,
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Hi Lori.
In case you need some more practical advice:-
FCE has several different filters built in for Green and Blue Screen work.
FCE can also be used for animation and compositing.
For all the information you could ever want on the subject click on this link (and all the other links contained therein):-
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=449563&tstart=0
Ian.

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