In yet another installment of his Avid vs. Final Cut Pro series, Scott Simmons takes a look at the nesting functions of both editing applications. Nesting refers to the collapsing of multiple layers of video and audio clips into a single layer, making for easier management. FCP allows for the nesting of multiple audio and video clips into single layers, and with these nested sequences, editors can easily apply multiple filters or other effects. In Avid, nesting takes on another definition: it refers to the technique of applying multiples effects to just a single clip. It is Avid's 'Collapse' function that most closely reflects the nesting of FCP, where multiple layers of video can be squashed down to a single layer. However, audio cannot be collapse in such a fashion. Educational!