Re: Edit Assistant, I was learning FCP7...

The first time I saw FCP used to any degree was in Bristol at ITV.
They had FCP and Final Touch, as was, with CP100 panels. Getting stuff in and out of FCP to FT in those days was a black art. But I learnt a lot from those guys. It did seem that Bristol was using FCP more than in London at that time but there were way fewer companies down there and to an extent it was becoming a hub for new media companies in the West and SW.
I would still pick Avid as the next thing to learn. You will be more use to more people that way. Don't try to make it like FCP though. It is different and you will get on much better if you accept that from the start.
(I made the mistake of wanting FCP to be like Avid when I first learnt it)

best wishes
Neil
http://www.patience.tv