hey guys,

thanks for getting back to me. firstly im really glad to hear my laptop is up to the job. i really did think that it wouldnt be powerful enough to edit videos etc so thats a bit of good news for me.

OK, yeah i have watched the footage on a TV and the quality is perfect. its not jumping, plays fine and quality is brilliant. I have tried watchinng the footage on my computer using Windows Media Player, Adobe Quick Time, and ive even tried watching it when its imported into Power Director.

In all three programs the footage is very jumpy which is why i concluded it must be the laptop at fault, but you guys are the experts. What do you think?

thanks again for your help.