I've been using Mainconcept MPEG encoder to Capture / Convert my DV footage to MPEG on the fly. It's been working ok until a few nites back.

I then plop the resulting MPEG into Studio 8.12 and add a few transitions and titles and dump it to another MPEG for burning via DVD Editor (DVD MovieFactory)

Anyone have a good suggestion on:

1) a good transfer or capture tool that produces excellent MPEG quality output. (DV to MPEG or DV to AVI to MPEG)

2) and a good MPEG editor that allows you to add a few transitions and then outputs to MPEG. (Ideally it shouldn't have to encode the compliant MPEG's again... maybe just have to render the titles, transitions, etc.)

Thanks in advance