I am a part time wedding videographer and have been using Studio for years. I burn about 170 discs per year. I have gone through 3 different burners in the last 4 years or so. Each time I buy a different brand but none so far have lasted more than about 18 months. Is it common for DVD burners only to last this long? Are there particular brands ...

Are any of the computers from places like these suitable for video editing in High definition? If not where is a good place to go?   thanks, heavytiger

Does 9.43 perform just as well with service pack 1 as it does with service pack 2? I am not connected to the internet with my video editing computer. Some people I know claim that some of their software performs better with service pack 1.   thanks, Heavytiger  

I am still using 9.43. I would like a program that has: smoother slow motion (not strobby), is more stable when working with 2 video tracks, does fast motion greater than 5x, better sound correction, clearer p in p ( if the p in p is fairly large it is obviously not as clear as the main track with 9.43), and better color and backlighting ...