I'd love to Larry, but I'm only a poor college student. The education version looks appealing, but still a little steep for my budget. Can anyone compare Free DV to Wax (open source editor)? Pros, Cons? Is it worth it to roll back my QT and forge ahead with Free DV?

Ok, will hang on for the QT version. I already have the Codecs download installed, and the GSpot software says I'm good to go (from a previous post of yours). I guess the hang-up is in the QT version. Also, would it behoove me to purchase a copy of Xpress Pro secondhand?

Quite right, sorry about that: AMD Athlon 64 3500 Windows XP Pro SP3 2 GB Kingston HyperX Dual Channel DDR RAM Nvidia GeForce 8800GTS Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Quicktime 7.5.5

New to the softwre, just a few questions. My .avi files load up as white screens with the audio intact. I have the latest QT, is this the problem? I ran the GSpot program and it says I have all the codecs required for that file. If it is the QT version, which do I need, and if I have to roll WAY back then... Would it be worth my while to find a copy