hi, thanks for the replies.
I think ill have to get the Premiere v.6.5 if at all because my system just isnt powerful enough to run Pro. However i know that theyve made loads more changes on the original in the latest version. Does anyone know then which would be 'better' or more advanced/sophisticated, Premiere 6.5 or Edition 5?
After ive decided between those two, then ill compare to the Vegas Video which also seems good.
Mulder - Studio 8 is a good program i think and definately covers all the basic stuff you'd want to do, certainly ive found nothing wrong with it, i just want to move on

With regards to burning footage to dvd, ive heard that its not very good at doing that, what i do is convert the footage after editing to mpeg2 format using studio, then, i take the mpeg2 file and burn it to dvd using nero or another such program.
ta,