Wohl's Final Cut Tutorial Videos

I just watched the interview with Michael Wohl from this thread:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=3559021&#3559021
Pretty interesting, actually ... I didn't know that Final Cut was originally for Windows?!?
Wohl seems to know his stuff, and I'm thinking of getting his tutorial videos from macProVideo.com. Before I plunk down the cash, has anyone else seen these? And are they good?
http://www.macprovideo.com/tutorial/fcp101
Thanks!
G5   Mac OS X (10.4.8)  

I bought the Michael Wohl FCP tutorial videos a couple of weeks ago. I have found them very informative - the package is subdivided into over 100 clips which makes it easy to navigate to the topic you want to review. But apart from being someone who really knows the topic, I found Michael to be a really good communicator - clear concise instructions, with good pointers as to work flow methods etc. The sample videos on the macprovideo website are a pretty good guide to the style of presentation.
It probably depends on your personal preference for a particular style or method of tuition, but (for someone more familiar with music software than video editing) I found the FCP videos to be great value, covering lots of useful, practical tips that I'd missed when reading through technical books like the Peachpit guides.

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