advice please

[neil_w]

Hi all
I've not long since bought a sony handycam, and i'm transfering the files on to my laptop. When i've done this i want to edit a couple of the clips that have been taken before i burn them to c.d. can anyone advice me on how to do this please. i'm a beginer and aint got a clue

[neil_w]

i have installed picture motion which came with the camcorder, but carn't seem to do anything really with this programme, not even re-name the files.

any way what i'm lookin to do is, we recently been away with the kids and got several clips, i want to edit some and just pop them on to a disc for them to send to there grandparents, so i may also need to reduce the file size is this possible or am i expecting too much

[jaymac]

Hi if you have xp or vista you will have windows movie maker if you can open your files in that you can edit with that. Be better if you were burning to DVD as opposed to cd come back. Let us know what you have and if you can go the dvd route as you cant do that within WMM in XP though thats noproblem there are other means but you can in Vista