Best Training for FCE 4

Hi there everybody! I was wondering if there is any training for FCE 4 that everyone likes better than the others. I just finished FCE 4 Apple Pro Series by Diana Weynand, but that still left me with a lot of questions. I don't mind spending a little cash, but I don't want to waste it either.
Any ideas?
Thanks, Big Kahuna

There's lots of training material out there. If you liked the Weynand book, you might also want to look at Tom Wolsky's Final Cut Express Editing Workshop. It takes a slightly different approach and there's much duplication, but those two are the ones I generally recommend to my students.
Mr. Wolsky (regular and prolific contributor to this forum) also has a "Class on Demand" DVD available on Amazon. It's more expensive than the book, but if you're looking for a different type of presentation, it might fill the bill.
Lots of folks swear by tutorials available on the web. Here are two sources:
http://www.lynda.com/
http://www.izzyvideo.com/

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