If you mean a legal copy with serial number and as original Install DVD, you are eligible for a $199 upgrade to the Universal Final Cut Studio until December 20, 2006. It's the deal of a lifetime and includes two tutorial DVDs. What model, processor and speed Mac do you have with how much ram? <http://www.apple.com/universal/crossgrade/> is where you download the upgrade form. Definitely something you want to do before Christmas. I'm waiting to exercise my option until the end of the offer time so I get the latest version that falls within this offer period. Meanwhile, you get a free upgrade to FCP 4.5 just by running your Software update. But you uwill need a real serial number to even just download that. -- Taylor Barcroft New Media Publisher, Editor, Video Journalist, Podcaster, Futurecaster Santa Cruz CA, Beach of the Silicon Valley URL http://FutureMedia.org RSS http://feeds.feedburner.com/FutureMedia iTunes http://tinyurl.com/8ql87 barcroft (gizmo) kungax (Skype) kungag5 (iChat-AIM) On Apr 21, 2006, at 8:52 PM, TM Buffalo wrote: > I just got a copy version 4 > Can I learn to use this program from a book or do I need to take a > class. has anyone taught themselve? > right now I'm hitting many walls with iMove and looking forward to > using a better editing program. > so far I've played around with it and it looks difficult. > everything I've done on my mac is self taught including hardware > upgrade etc. so I'm ready to jump in > T