FCP vs FCExpress- 2 camera shot effect

Hi
Using one camera, I learned recently that there is an effect in FCP, that allows you to do a 2 camera shot; meaning you can zoom in and out to keep your audience engaged and to create the effect of having 2 cameras, when you only are using one camera.
Does anyone know if this effect is in FC Express, or is it only in FCP?
This effect seems great as you don't need to have 2 cameras but get the effect that you have 2 cameras
Thanks
Keith

Hi -
I think the process the OP is referring to is where you shoot in HD 1920 x 1080 and then edit on an SD 720 x480 time line.
This gives you the ability to place the clip on the timeline, filling the 4:3 frame at only 50% scale of the source clip:
!http://www.spotsbeforeyoureyes.com/1CamFor2_50.jpg!
and then, you can rescale up to 100% to zoom in on the image, with no loss of quality:
!http://www.spotsbeforeyoureyes.com/1CamFor2_100.jpg!
I have used this technique before on interviews, you just have the camera frame wide, edit that on to the timeline at 50% scale, then either jump in to 100% framing for either effect or to mask an edit, It's like having two cameras on the shoot ( and color matched, as well).
The trick to successfully doing this correctly is to be able to see a monitor that displays the 4:3 marker guidelines over the HD image, so you can see you are getting the correct framing on the wide shot.
Hope this helps.
MTD

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