Basic VOB editing software

[yogi8019]

Hello, I hope someone can help me with my problem. Here is what I am trying to do.

I want to make a DVD video with footage from VHS home movies. I have a DVD recorder that I am using to transfer the tapes onto DVDs. I am then loading the DVD files on my computer and want to do very basic editing.
I would like to split the video files up into several clips, join them together using simple transitions, and mix music with the audio already on the video. I would also like to do basic effects, such as looping and slow motion.

What software would you recommend for basic VOB file cutting and editing. I have experimented with Adobe Premiere and it is very frustrating to use. Moving forward a couple frames takes a long time and the program often crashes on me. Premiere is great for certain file types, but sucks for VOB files. Also, Premiere has more options than I need and I think that causes problems as well.

Is there any software that offers basic functionality and editing tools and handles VOB files without too much trouble? Any suggestions are appreciated.

[MOVIEGEEK]

Ulead VideoStudio 9

[ZippyP.]

Read on. I like MVW.

[Bjs]

The basic's :

Ifoedit , basic authoring
vobedit , stripping and joining of vob's
Batchdemux , demux mpeg2 file's
Besweet , conversion of audio
Transition's for dvd menu , handy
Dvdauthorgui , basic dvd authoring
Pgcedit , for editing navigational command's and more

Additive's :

Vcdgear , for the extraction of mpeg from vcd's made by vcdeasy
Folder2iso , iso image's can be burnt using dvddecryptor
Visualsubsync , for creating new subtitle's
Wax2 , accept's frameserved video from vdub , various filter's can be applied
Srt2sup , convert's srt sub format to sup , as used by ifoedit
Dvdshrink , for project's exceeding media size
Dvddecryptor , for ripping you disc's to hd for re-editing
Imagtool's , can burn dvd , simpler
Ghostburn , free , can burn iso , bootable iso , dvd ... has own engine for burning
Audiocity , good for some audio processing
The Gimp , dvd menu creation , and support's alpha's as used in mask situation for motion menu's
Virtualdub/mod , handy , extraction of audio , video resize + filter's , frameserving .. and more
Bbmpeg , accept's video from virtualdub under frameserving , encode's to mpeg2 , has user adjustable setting's
Avisynth + addon's , for various job's ... handy for motion menu generation , and video feed via avs script's
Subtitleworkshop , for converting subtitle format's
Hyper cube time stretcher , can stretch audio to match video , tad technical , but handy
Blender , if you fancy yourself at creating 3d animation's for your menu's
Movies , by jansoft , avi to gif , gif to avi , and gif construction
Super , for various video format conversion's , brilliant at converting asf rubbish , mov ...
Mp4box , and yamb , for mp4 stuff
Zipgenious , for compression , and extraction from zip's , rar , ect ... can even extract file's from iso's ... forget isobuster .

Movie maker , can read recovered vcd mpeg's , output as dv avi for later conversion to something better such as mini-dvd on cd .

Commercial tool's :

Ulead video studio 9 se , available in ebay cheap , dose almost the lot for small price , including perfect frame rate conversion's .
Goldwave , cheap , best tool for correcting audio length so as to match video time .

Then arm yourself with the better guide's here online , and there is almost nothing you cant accomplish in dvd authoring

I currently have a 2 cd set of all freeware and best guide's , now moving onto 3rd cd as I add more guide's ...