Final Cut Express on 2 computers?

I am about to work on a short film and i would like to break it up into two peices i have two macs and i am wondering that if i buy Final Cut Express can i put it on both of my macs no problem?
Thanks.

Yes you can install it on one laptop and one desktop owned and used by you legally. So if the two macs you have are a Mac Book Pro and an iMac then yes you can install the programs on both computers. If you have a Mac Book Pro and your daughter has an iMac then legally you can not instal the program on both computers. If you have a Mac Book Pro and a MacBook you can not instal the program legally. Hopefully this clarifies any confusion. If not check out the SLA for Final Cut Express
http://images.apple.com/legal/sla/finalcutexpresshd.pdf

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I own all three programs actually - here's my advice.
Stay the heck away from Adobe Premiere. It is no where nearly as Mac friendly and for the price, just isn't worth it. I purchased it for the Blu-ray authoring capabilities of Encore, so that's all I use it for. The plus to Premiere is that it can edit some native formats that Final Cut Pro cannot. For example, native AVCHD as well as MPEG-2 in program streams. That being said, Encore is the best option for Blu-ray authoring at a reasonable cost that gives you the ability to modify menus, etc.
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- Instead adding a chapter name to each clip might raise problems: first there is a limit in iDVD I don't recall, but for sure less than 150...; second there is no automatic way to name the chapters: you have to type each name in each chapter marker.
- iDVD does not have a "time window", but if you burn the clips timecode using the filter above you'll be able to read it also in the iDVD preview window.
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