here are the specs from Picasa.

http://picasa.google.com/features/requirements.html

my brother went to film school and he loves Pinnacle:

http://pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/us...ducts+List.htm

and of course, I use Nero cause I've used it for almost 6 years now:

http://www.nero.com/enu/index.html


but there are others, Roxio, Adobe, blah blah blah.

Please don't let these confuse you.

Try the free ones like Picasa, and the trial downloads like Nero (for 30 days)

and Pinnacle is free for 30 days as well.

try one at a time, they all follow a basic standard of orders but then have their own signatures.

And please don't be afraid. If you use the cheap DVD's you'll just be wasting 24 cents a disc and earning a lot of life time experience while having a lot of fun and creating a life time of memory for you and all that you love

BEST OF LUCK!