iMovie '09 is very powerful for doing the sort of "standard" sorts of videos you're talking about. I have iMovie and FC, and I prefer iMovie for 95% of what I

iMovie '09 is very powerful for doing the sort of "standard" sorts of videos you're talking about. I have iMovie and FC, and I prefer iMovie for 95% of what I do (which is fairly simple in the grand scheme of things). It's generally intuitive, has lots of options, and is pretty damn cheap. Also, while you're in the market for stuff along these lines... Check out the Samson C01U USB mic. I got the "podcaster" kit on Amazon for something like $140 (mic, stand, case, etc.). This is the mic you'd use for recording voiceovers or narrations, not what you'd hook to the camera for recording audio with the video.