[Will Hodgson] "So now we have to choose between Avid MC, Premier Pro, FCPX or perhaps even the new Lightworks. I now own all of the above (except Lightworks – waiting for the mac version), but none of these are supported by the 13 years of indie collaboration that fcp 7 had."
Huh? Avid editors of all levels were collaborating since day one. The original Avid BBS was around since the early 90s. Sharing knowledge, tips, tricks and workaround has NEVER been the exclusive domain of FCP editors.
[Will Hodgson] "but we collectively stabilised the workflow and made Final Cut truly ready for primetime."
What made FCP "ready for primetime" was the work done by folks at AJA, Blackmagic, Matrox, etc. Without them taking the risk, FCP would have been stuck as a hobbyist's DV editing tool.
- Oliver
Oliver Peters Post Production Services, LLC
Orlando, FL
http://www.oliverpeters.com 
