Hello.

I was also wondering if you could advise on the best editing software. I am currently torn between Windows Movie Maker and AVS Video Editor.

WMM is not the best in terms of depth, but I find it easy to use. AVS VE is a lot more tricky but it results in much sharper cuts.

I would also like some advice on the best format to capture footage from camera to PC. I use a MiniDV camera and usually capture in AVI format. I then convert this to DVD MPEG-2 but sometimes I notice the results are a bit blocky with short burts of freezing. Not too big of a problem but visible to the naked eye. I'm thinking using Firewire may make the picture quality better (currently using USB).

Any advice and/or tips would be much appreciated.