Editing graphic loops in Final Cut express HD ?

Hello guys
I'm planning to purchase final cut express.
Besides the fact that I want to use FCE HD for "hobby style" video editing and also take an advantage of soundtrack pro - main reason for purchasing it is that I want to use it for editing graphic and backgrounds loops for the web .
Basically I would like to import graphic loops ( mostly from companies like "MOTION LOOPS" or DIGITAL JUICE" ) then edit them, add some titles with live type , music and then convert them to flash and post it on the web.
So my main my question is ? Does anybody has experience with editing graphic loops or backgrounds in Final cut express or should I rather get some other application for that?
I would appreciate any answers .
Thanks for your time.
Milan

One point, FCE does not come with Soundtrack Pro. Only with the original Soundtrack, now in v1.5.
In what edit them, they're movie loops, if you edit the content they won't be loops any more. If you mean edit them in size for banner ads, then FCE is can do that on export but you're going from a heavily compressed PAL(?) format to something very different. The results may not be as good as you expect. You cannot crop the size of the image in FCE because it is a fixed resolution application. You can't for instance make a 60x800 pixel shape to make a banner ad into Flash. You need a resolution independent application to do that like Final Cut Studio.

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