EditStudio vs Screenblast?

[pickleps]

I am looking to upgrade my editing software (I would like to keep it under $200). I have been using Movie Maker 2 (for capture and editing) and have Windows XP, AMD Athlon 3000+ w/ 1 gig ram.

The main use of the software will be to capture the video from my Sony mini DV camcorder (via firewire card), then edit the movies (mostly home movies) and burn to DVD.

I have decided to use DVD-lab for my authoring software. So the rest of it is where i am looking for input...

I figure I can continue using Movie Maker 2 for capture and editing (don't really have a problem with it, though it seems to be slow sometimes and i have read other programs are better, but are they worth the $), then get DVD source creator to encode AVI to MPEG.

or

I get Screenblast Movie Studio or EditStudio for capture, editing, and encoding. I have not been able to find much info on EditStudio though it looks very good, and I have heard great things about Screenblast as well. If anyone has used both and could offer a response i would appreciate it.

Also, i have one last question that maybe someone here could help with, when capturing, I have been doing it at 720x480 figuring that will retain the best quality. Would capturing at 352 x 480 or 352 x 240 produce the same results?

Thanks very much for any help and/or suggestions!

[disturbed1]

I'd vote for screenblast, that way you can learn the Vegas interface. As screenblast is really Vegas lite.

Edit studio does look nice, and seems to have a good feature set, but isn't widely used. But the company does respond to emails.

Get a demo for both, and see which interface is easiest for you to use. Both Editstudio, and screenblast come with the mainconcept mpeg encoder plugin. I think you have to pay extra with Editstudio though.

Leave your captures at 720x480, this native DV resolution. If desired you could resize while encoding.