Final Cut Pro 5.1.4 to 6.0.1 and up???

I have FCP 5.1.4 and would like to know if switching to version 6.0.1 and up would be a update or an upgrade which would mean spending some cash? Some reason my simple question is hard to find an answer to online.
Please help, thanks.

If you own a legtimate, retail version of FCP (any retail version) then the upgrade to FCS 2009 (which includes FCP 7) is $299.00 (USD).
from: http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB643Z/A?fnode=MTY1NDAzOA&mco=MTA4MjgwODU
"*About the Upgrade
The Final Cut Studio upgrade provides an upgrade path from Final Cut Studio 2, Final Cut Studio 1, Production Suite, or any prior version of Final Cut Pro. Academic and Not-For-Resale (NFR) versions are not eligible for upgrade."
-DH

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You would need an image editor to edit the images and add a border to the image first before importing them into Final Cut.
Cheapest and very good image editor?
PIxelmator.
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Here is the Pixelmator website to give you an overview of the app.
http://www.pixelmator.com/
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There's no way FCP X will run on an iPad - sorry.
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http://www.apple.com/finalcutpro/specs/
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andreafromgreenbrae wrote:
I have a Final Cut Pro Express from 2006 and all was working fine untill i got an external hard drive and moved most of my projects over there. i tried moving them back to no avail and tried uninstalling and reinstalling final cut and it didnt work! Anyone have any advice on what I can do???
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After reading this in earnest, I realized this is what I've been doing all along, Miller. End result always the same.
There is a prompt:
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If this is posted, I have not seen it. I have spent years trying to get a decent photo quality video on my widescreen tv without peoples faces looking like 4 pixel blocks. I think I have found a pretty decent result.
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