I am brand new to Final Cut Pro X and brand new to editing video in general. What is the best tutorial to get me started from the very beginning?

Rippletraining, as already suggested, is great.

I will add izzyvideo.com which has a great beginner course that is free and includes the media files so you can follow along and reproduce what is being taught right on your mac.

I am going to make an assumption (which could of course be wrong!)

I am assuming that you want a comparatively simple and cheap (preferably free) introduction to FCP X?

If so, I think Ripple Training will be a bit too long and complex, as well as pricey. (It's great if you have lots of time and want to delve deeply into the app).

Luis' suggestion of Izzy Video should be perfect for your needs as it contains 21 short tutorials and media which can be downloaded and covers everything you are likely to need to get up to speed quickly.

Best of all, it's completely free!

Welcome to the FCPX community.

if you are in Australia let me know as I run 2 day courses in FCPX exactly suited for newbies like yourself.

doing a classroom course to get one going builds a great foundation upon which to build your expertise.

There are courses run around the world and if you let us know where you are I may be able to recommend a trainer I know.

there are plenty of tutorials out there as well.

Ripple Training in my mind offers the best FCPX Online tutorials and recommend them if you decide not to go the classroom route.

Ripple Training also do a beginner course on FCP X which is completely free.

Go to the AppStore and search for "Getting Started for FCP 10.4"

The 2 video tutorials I have mentioned are the next best thing to having a personal tutor.

The main snag is that they may show you something too quickly, but if you have downloaded the video you can simply rewind it and watch it again.

A one day course on FCP X would just be a complete waste of money unless you were an accomplished editor already with a photographic memory.

You could be shown quite a lot of the basic techniques but there is no chance of a newcomer either understanding or remembering them.

Something else has occurred to me.

You say you are a complete newcomer so I am assuming you know very little about editing. If that is the case, why do you want to learn a very complex pro program?

After all, if you were learning to drive a car, it wouldn't be a good idea to start with a Ferrari!

For a beginner, the best editor to start on would be iMovie which is completely free and should already be on your computer.

iMovie can produce excellent quality movies and is much easier to learn.

Ripple Training also produce free tutorials called "Lessons for iMovie" that can be downloaded from the AppStore. There are also other tutorials on YouTube.

A couple more points to help you into editing:-

1. Ripple Training's "Lessons for iMovie" last about a couple of hours. Do not imagine that in 2 hours you will be able to edit! You will need to play a minute or so of the lessons, stop and try what you have ben told. If necessary write it down to help you remember. Gradually work your way along, going back if necessary to refresh your memory. Expect to take a few days , at least, to get comfortable. If you watch all the tutorials straight through, you will forget them just as quickly (unless you have a photographic memory!)

1. If you have any problems you can ask your questions on the iMovie forum

https://discussions.apple.com/community/ilife/imovie

Do you realise that a tutor will not be a one-off experience? You will need numerous lessons and they may not always be at convenient times.

You could download either (or both) of the video tutorials that have been mentioned in a matter of minutes and be starting your FCP X tuition within an hour of reading this sentence.

A lot of people believe that "you get what you pay for", the implication being that expensive things will be good or best and cheap (or free) must be inferior or poor.

In many cases that belief is incorrect!

iMovie is an excellent video editing app which will enable you to make the highest quality films.

Final Cut Pro has certain extra features which are only really necessary for professional studios working with teams of collaborating editors.

In most cases, iMovie has more features than most users will ever require. FCP is overkill.

We frequently receive claims that a certain person cannot make good films because they only have iMovie.

Rubbish! They can't make good films because they themselves are no good at making films.

Bad workmen always blame their tools and in most cases their films would be just as bad whether they used FCP or any other expensive editing app.

iMovie is NOT a "second best" or inferior choice. It should be first choice for most amateur editors and a few professionals as well.

https:/www.apple.com/imovie

Yes I do.

I know of a trainer in jo’burg and In cape town

i get their details for you.