text: best video editing software? i have a large number of old home movies that were turned into .avi files.  i want to edit them, and burn them on a dvd so they can be watched on a tv.  what is the best software for this?  i looked at nero ultimate 7, and it seems to have the features i need, but i was wondering if there were any others?  if there's free software that does it, great, but cost isn't the issue; i want software that will do the job.  it must be able to read & edit the .avi format, and burn a dvd usable on a regular dvd player. have you heard a software name " let's edit ". my friend, he is a home-base editor and has won many prizes using this software. very friendly-user. easy to use. you will find it even easy if you already know how to use photoshop. it consists something they call layers. it should be easy for you.