Hi guys. Newbie to the board.

Have a few questions...

We're setting up to produce HD content and looking to keep costs down. I'm an off-line/on-line editor from way back, but it's been some time since I've set up a NLE - the technology has changed.

I'm looking for hardware/software recommendations for a PC based NLE, dual monitor (probably Premiere based, but we're not married to that) for an "off-line" edit system capable of producing a valid edit descision list for export to an HD edit suite. We need real time rendering, something stable.

Also looking for recommends for hardware/software to encode Dolby 5.1.

Any help is MUCH appreciated.

Regards,
Tom Sallows
www.plasma.com