[ Outline ] · Standard · Linear+ Video editing / DVD creation software, Which is best?

[Rogue Znowman]

I bought a DV cam on boxing day (Panasonic PV-GS13), and then went on a week-long snowboarding trip to the mountains. I now have three hours of footage (some of the mountains, but most is a bunch of drunk guys (us) chasing women).

Now I want to:
1) Edit the footage to cut out the crap, group the related scenes together, add music, etc.
2) Create a DVD with the completed product, including menus, bonus features, commentary, etc.

Since I just got the camera now, I have no experience with it yet... therefore I'm not sure which software would complete these tasks the best. Can any of you offer a recommendation?

Thanks.

[Rogue Znowman]

Holy crap... I think I ate a dumb-cake.
I was just assuming that Premiere Elements was an addition to Premiere Pro.
As in, if you have Premiere Pro, get Premiere Elements to add functionality, etc, to Premiere Pro.

I guess it's a stand-alone program, eh?
Jeez... guess I should do more research next time.

(Still new to the world of video editing).