If you look at the Cnet reviews the top 3 are Final Cut Pro, Sony Vegas and Avid.
Since FCP is Mac only, you need to evaluate the other 2.
Bob
I have no idea what I'm looking for, but I do know what I want out of the software program. It has to be compatible with a PC with Millenium or XP operating system. Any advice would be very helpful in pointing me in the right direction!
Basically, I want to:
- upload footage from my camcorder
- move/arrange the sections of footage (so I can make different DVD's for different family members)
- add titles and basic special effects (fading, etc)
- retrieve still images from .av format and convert them into .jpeg (or similar) format. Basically, the handycam doesn't have a memory stick so all the still images captured on the tape are still in .av format, and I need a software to convert them.
- be able to burn this onto DVD

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