Program for simple editing and burning

[hodocka]

I need a good program for video capture, joining files, and burning. I have Sony Handycam and have been using Imagemixer for several years. I recently got new PC with Windows 7 64 Bit. Imagemixer will not work with Windows 7. I've tried Nero 10 to import vob files and join but there is sound glitches in the finished DVD. I also tried just added menu to finished meg4 movie clip and burned with Nero but the voices are just a bit off from the lips. I haven't tried Sony Vegas but it seems a bit complicated for what I want to do. Thanks for any suggestions on other software options.

[guns1inger]

What is the source format of the camera ?
What sort of editing do you want to do ?
What sort of output do you want to create ?

You have mentions DVD and mpeg-4, which are not the same.

More details would help you get a better answer.

[hodocka]

The camera uses mini dvds and if you rip the finalized disc, you get vob files. I can use old PC with XP and Imagemixer which produces mpeg-4 files. Sony Imagemixer produces excellent finished DVD's but is limited to just under 2Gigs to burn on the DVD and as mentioned will not work with Windows 7. I just want to join vob file segments to a finished event such as several segments of a birthday party. Then I want to burn several events on a DVD with nice menu.

[guns1inger]

Womble Mpeg Video Wizard is a smart rendering Mpeg-2 editor that can work with your files. It is not free, but it is cheaper than Vegas Movie Studio and simpler to use. It can output to DVD or mpeg-4.

For a free approach you could look at AVI Demux for editing, then GUIForDVDAuthor or DVD Styler for authoring.

[hodocka]

Will both of these join vob files?

[guns1inger]

You shouldn't work with VOB files. Use VOB2MPG to extract the video and audio into an mpg file and work with those.

[hodocka]

Will these programs mentioned work with Windows 7?

[Noahtuck]

Yes