I just found about about something you might be interested in. Avid is releasing a stripped down free version of their software. Since I don't know much about Avid, other than it is well established for the upper end of video editing, I cannot comment about how it would compare with Final Cut or Premiere. Here's some links to check it out for yourself: Press Release: http://www.avid.com/company/releases/2003/030107_AvidFreeDV_prod.html The actual page for it: http://www.avid.com/avidfreedv If anybody gets it, let me know how well it works. -Dave -- David Thrasher 5631 Ovid Avenue Des Moines, Iowa 50310-1719 USA e-mail: idave at earthlink.net eBay name: daveindezmenez