Video project help

[Cellwind]

Hey, I am new to video editing. I have just recently learned how to convert avi's to dvd format and all that fun stuff.

For school I have been assigned an oral history project documenting the individual eras form the 50s to the 90s. I would like to create a dvd slide show using still pictures, movie clips, audio clips and text to create a multimedia presentation. The problem lies in the fact that I have no clue as to how I should go about compiling all of these forms of multimedia.

Any recommendations of software to use would be greatly appreciated. Freeware is preferable, but not required.

[guns1inger]

All of this can be compiled in a video editor. Even Windows Movie Maker would be enough to get you started, although I would probably consider something bigger depending on how complicated you want to make it.