Macbook Pro Specs for FCP

I am a pro photographer interested in working with video. I have 2 questions:
1. Best way/forum to learn FCP?
2. Ideal specs on Macbook Pro for FCP?
Thanks in advance for your thoughts!

The specs are clearly listed in the FCP marketing pages. They are conservative and you will need external drives.
There is no best way to learn an application as deep and complex as a video editor. You explore the net, buy some books, decide what your level of competence needs to be in order to bill your clients.
There is a direct comparison to your chosen profession. How did you learn to be a professional photographer? There's more to taking pictures than having decent equipment and known how to launch Photoshop. I started shooting when I was 11 years old in 1965 and I needed 15 years to become adept with the physics of light and the chemistry of film. Digital shooters, generally, have no clue about how their tools work. How does one teach them?
bogiesan

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