Shake vs final cut express

Hi all,
Is shake a comparable program to final cut express?? I just bought an apple iMac and I'm trying to decide what program to use for all my family video. It sounds like shake is a nice program. Is it made by Apple or did they sell it? If I wanted to not use iMove 08/09 because of quality issues, is Shake a viable program to use such as Final cut express?
Thanks much

Shake and FCE are completely different applications.
Shake is designed for compositing (think of it as Photoshop for video) and does not have editing functionality. It also has a rather steep learning curve.
I would recommend FCE for what you wish to do.

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