Right, for a basic editing ive been told that ' ulead video studio version 5 ' is good for beginers. If you want somthing a bit more professional then adobe go live is very good or adobe premiere. I haven't used thease my self but ive been told from a reliable scource ( my mate andy ! ) they are all very good. You can get them off the net from various scources but I have copies myself so if you get stuck finding them then I could allways do a copy .
Let me know if you want a copy.