Links

Articles

Back in 2002, Patrick Inhofer from fini.tv wrote an excellent article comparing Avid and FCP. Since then, the article has been updated twice. Read the most recent version:
Avid vs FCP 2006

Kevin McAuliffe wrote for Digital Media Net on the age old debate:
Avid versus Apple

Keygrip? Final Cut? Macromedia? FCP didn’t start life at Apple. Read about its history:
Wikipedia

Philip Hodgetts’ comprehensive article covers the XML file format:
What is XML and what does it mean for Final Cut Studio users?

Blogs

Industry guru, Oliver Peters has consolidated much of his past and new writing into a fascinating and insightful blog:
DigitalFilms

Steve Cohen is a motion picture editor in Los Angeles. On his blog, Steve regularly writes about Avid and FCP:
Splice Here

Scott Simmons is an editor who uses both Avid and FCP. He’s written some indepth articles comparing the two systems on his blog:
The Editblog

Mailing List

FinalCutPro-L on Yahoo Groups is a mailing list aimed at video professionals, rather than hobbyists or novices. The list has a high percentage of ex-Avid editors:
FCP-L

Training

Final Cut Pro for Avid Editors by Diana Weynand is currently out of print but can be purchased as a PDF e-book. It was originally written for FCP4 so some things have changed although the PDF version has been updated with a chapter on multicam:
Final Cut Pro for Avid Editors

Useful Sites

Pro App Tips is a site packed with quick tips for Apple Pro software:
Pro App Tips

The LAFCPUG (Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group) site has a fantastic FAQ page:
FCP FAQ