First of all, a big hello to everyone...and please forgive my ignorance regarding the subject of video/video editing.

I have recently started to experiment with video/video editing, which is due to the fact that I now have a fairly decent computer system capable of allowing me to do so. I have been playing with Windows Movie Maker, which has enabled me to edit a few family videos etc, and generally get the feel for things.

I don't want to spend a fortune on editing software, but I would like to take the next step and get something a little more advanced tham WMM.

There are quite a few good reviews regarding Ulead's Video Studio 8, but I would like to know if it's a logical progression for me? I have seen this software for £34.99, which doesn't scare my wallet too much.

Cheers.

Why not download a trial of it? I think you can from the Ulead web site. That would probably be the best way of determining if it's for you or not. Others you may want to consider are:

Adobe Premiere Elements -->Link<--
Pinnacle Studio 9 Plus -->Link<--
MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2005 -->Link<--
Roxio VideoWave 7 (or the whole suite called Easy Media Creator 7) -->Link<--

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Lloyd

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