What kind of video editing are you planning on doing? If you're looking at just cutting (like commercials, etc) and cleaning (filters, resizing) then you can use Virtual Dub. It's free, easy, and has both 32bit and 64bit versions. VirtualDub.org Also, you can browse around the following sites for more video related (capture, edit, encode, author) tips: doom9.net VideoHelp.com Hope this helps, SomeoneElse