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I don't know how it is with the latest versions of Final Cut, but the last time I tried to edit VOBs or MPEG2 files (exported out of MPEG Streamclip) there was a quality loss. The picture wasn't quite as sharp when editing MPEG2. (I did comparison tests to confirm this for myself.) Also, there was n...

I definitely recommend trying the different programs. I think Adobe Premiere Elements is also worth a look as well, though, like Vegas Movie Studio, you must download the trial first, to make sure you'll like it (and in Elements' case, make sure it'll run on your PC).

FCE may accept HuffYUV, but it's just going to render it down to DV in the timeline. (If you have your project set up as DV. There is no option to setup as HuffYUV in FCE.) But sure, I guess that would work. Not sure if there would be any quality push, compared to just converting to DV in the first ...

I've tried the Avidemux, and it is interesting, but as kmv says, it only deals with PAL footage. Converting NTSC to PAL (at least in the tests I've tried) has not been too impressive. I noticed a quality loss. But, if someone can write a tutorial which can outline how to avoid quality loss, I'd love...

No, there is not a free-er way with MPEG Streamclip on the Mac. You can convert MPEG-2 files to DV by using ffmpegX ($15 shareware), but MPEG Streamclip lets you select just the scenes you want to convert to DV (instead of the whole VOB file). Also, MPEG Streamclip is pretty good about making a DV f...

I have used Mac The Ripper to rip many protected disks. Never any problems. I hear that some DVDs (like from Sony) have unique protection and that might be a problem, but so far I haven't attempted to rip such disks.

Wait, FCP can edit mp4? I tried, it crashed. (Meaning, I tried to set up a project with H.264 as the editing codec, but all that happened was that FCP crashed when I tried placing clips in the timeline.) H.264 is compressed; it's not going to work well for editing. All that will happen is either FC...

Final Cut Express edits DV and Apple Intermediate codec. If you import something else (like H.264 or XviD or even ProRes) all it'll do is convert it over to DV or Apple Intermediate codec (this is what the red bar means in your timeline). Save yourself some time and just convert your footage to DV M...

If you have the DivX codec installed, then yes, you can open the MP4 in Final Cut, wait for it to render it to whatever (DV, Apple Intermediate Codec, whatever), and then export it out as a DivX AVI. However, it might be simpler to open it in either MPEG Streamclip ( http://www.squared5.com ), ffmpe...

I don't resize usually, I try to export out of Final Cut at the frame size I want to use. (Though I may resize for a dial-up version of my video.) It's easy to do by choosing a custom frame size and typing in the size (640x480, 768x432, or what have you.) I believe that M4V uses the H.264 codec. You...