yes, that would be why I gave him a link to a free editor
There are plenty of free ones out there, but Avid is the best. Why bother with the others, especially when I'll put free Avid up against any of the cheapie editors out there. To get better than the free version of Avid you pretty much have to step up to Premiere/FCP/Avid Xpress DV. Now, that's quite a step up, and way more than he will need according to the original post, so I'd say stick with the free one.