so I use PPro 1.5 to do my editing.. we are messing with the idea of getting a HD cam.. I am curious if I need some special software to edit HD video or if regular stuff will work.. Also, what about putting it on DVD, I see that MYDVD says you can edit and burn with HD, which makes me think that I have to have some special software.. Any help would be appreciated.. Thanks

Hey Lyle <BR> <BR> You will need a non-linear editing system that can handle High Def yes. What i mean by non-linear is that you can stagger clips taken from one peice of tape and that you don't have to cut tape (like they do in the movies) <IMG SRC="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/clipart/happy.gif" ALT=":-)" BORDER=0> <BR> <BR>Right, now HD footage is around 100mb per 10 seconds of tape. So thats a lot of data rate for a system to use. So not only do you need a HD editing suite, but you also need a system that can handle a high amount of data. <BR> <BR>If you're a PC user, then get Adobe Premiere (the new one can do HD) or sony vegas. If you are an Apple user (which i am) then Final Cut is pretty much the best HD editing system out there IMO. <BR>You can get Final Cut Express for pretty cheap that does HD editing. <BR> <BR>As far as burning goes - you cannot burn HD footage to a regular DVD. It needs to be a HD DVD or BlueRay. Now burners for this are quite expensive, however - you can get your HD footage 'look' onto a DVD. In things like Final Cut, you can down convert your footage to SD (Standerd Definition) and that will burn to a DVD just fine. <BR>Usually, you don't have to have a special DVD burn software for all this as a DVD suite should just put data to disk and not worry about anything other than the size of files - nothing more. The feature that separates a regular DVD from a HD DVD is the capacity of them (as HD takes more data space). <BR> <BR>So thats should answer some of your questions. If you have any other queries, then you can get in touch through TheWakePlace.com <BR> <BR>Thanks