I went with v.7.0 because I couldn't find a version of 8 that didn't run on Win XP.
I'm still amazed at how much better Pinnacle is than the MGI Video Wave software. Absolutely night and day. I've been doing up all my friends' wedding videos with soundtracks, scrolling titles and sharp looking transitions. It really dresses up what most people have on 8mm or VHS and you should see the smiles when they pop the VCD into their DVD player. Actually, it's not smiles...it's more like...