Confused ... what can I buy, Final Cut Express or X ?

I need to do some simple editing, typically just a very few cuts ... but I WOULD like to be able to do Side by Side comparison editing.
Is Express still available, or do I have to use X .... I ASSUME that I can do Side by Side editing with these products?
thanks ...

Hi Frederick.
Here's a quick tutorial from Larry Jordan that may be helpful. He trims the clips he wants to show side by side. He could also have down-scaled them to fit by using crop. Just like FCE, you can also adjust size and position numerically; in FCE those adjustments were done in the Motion tab; in FCPX they're found in the Inspector. Have fun.
Russ

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