Thanks for all your speedy replies.
I’ve downloaded a demo of Vegas to give it a spin. I’ve had pinnacle before and I found it to be rather cumbersome (albeit running on my last system which was a LOT slower).
Take care!
Also, you need to size the video and audio so that it will fit on a DVD. Size is set by the bit rate times the duration. And you don't want to exceed 8Mb/sec. Some players will choke on higher bit rates.
Audio: choices are PCM and Dolby Digital. With DD you get more compression and more space for the Video. More space for the video means higher video bit rate. DD also requires a measurement of the RMS value of the audio in order to center the audio within the profile properly. Probably best to stick with PCM.
A nice feature with DD is 5.1 surround sound. Yes, you can actually create your own multi-channel audio.
Try burning to a DVD-rw first. Burning will take long but you won't waste DVDs.
Good luck!