Vegas was developed by a nice small company in Wisconsin called Sonic Foundry, now owned by Sony
it's pricey, but you can download a free trial version
http://mediasoftware.sonypictures.com/Products/showproduct.asp?pid=911
http://mediasoftware.sonypictures.com/download/step1.asp?CatID=1
Now, GeorgiaYankee, if anyone comes along and tries to trash your genius-video thread, show them this and maybe it will shut them up. I finished putting it together earlier today for just that very reason. :-)