Reply #7: I will point out to you that you can easily go from edit to finished DVD

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on a Mac with the iLife software package that is included w iMacs and Mac Mini.

Very nicely integrated package, works well together, easy to get going with etc. If you get a mac that doesn't come with (used, etc) then it is 80.00.

http://www.apple.com/ilife/

of most interest to you are these parts:

http://www.apple.com/ilife/imovie/

http://www.apple.com/ilife/idvd/

People who claim that Macs and PCs are the same for working with video probably have not used both. And most everybody I know who has moved from PC to Mac has said 'Why did I wait so long to do this?"

PM me if you decide to go this way and I can point you to bargains.

ON EDIT: If you already have a modern Windows PC, by all means use it. But if you need to invest in a new computer, you owe it to yourself to look at a mac and iLife (or even the more pro packages).