I think there is a HUGE difference between someone who is editting as a full-time job on good equipment, and someone like myself who is VERY part-time (as was the original poster, I think) and is working with what they have.

Editing 10 hours of footage in five days is, of course, very possible and should be expected. But whenever I hear someone say that they knocked out a video, even a short one, in a matter of a few hours, I become skeptical. Then, to think that they're including custom art work, animated dvd menus, etc? Sorry, but I've seen that work before, and it's not up to my standards (albeit unrealistic and perfectionist as they may be).

I'm sure I'll receive some flack for this: The last wedding video I made used only one hour of original amatuer footage. I spent over 100 hours on the final product, over the course of nearly three months while working more than full time at my regular job. This included over 50 hours of After Effects work using still photos and various 3d montages, extensive sound and music editing (yes, really), fully animated custom dvd menus with matching cover art and copy text, etc etc etc. and the duplication of the 50 dvd copies. Certainly it was overkill and certainly I spent far too much time on it. HOWEVER: I would rather tell my client that their video is going to take 6 weeks and deliver something that absolutely exceeds their expectations and mine.

Having said that, and in all fairness to the folks posting in this thread (whose opinions I value greatly): I would really like to see examples of the films that are made and delivered to the client within a week - I'm imagining straight editing with little else.