sailor

OK, I have a friend who wants a machine for video editing. She is a local photographer, and does a good bit of digital work in that realm, but neither of us do any video. She would like to start working with video, both out of a digital video camera and especially exploring combining the mediums of still and motion photography. She wants a Mac, but doesnt think she can afford it.

What kind of specs would you look for in a video editing machine? I built a quick one out on Newegg:

p4 2.8
1 Gig pc2700
200Gb HDD
Abit IC7 mobo
ATI All-In-Wonder 9600
350w Antec PSU
8x DVD +/- R/W
Windows XP Pro
19" Samsung LCD screen

Any suggestions? Am I going overkill? Not enough? What about software? I know diddly about movie editing, and dont even know where to look... Specifically, software wise, I need a good editing program (adobe premier maybe?), a good way for her to capture the data off of her camera, and a good way for her to burn the data to DVD.

Also, keep in mind this machine has to be used by someone relatively computer illiterate. Read: when her machine doesnt do what she wants it to, I am getting a phone call. So it needs to be reliable. No overclocking, nothing like that.

Thanks for any input.

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