Hi, I have a professional grade editing suite which I rarely use because all the bells and whistles are confusing. If you just need basic editing features there are some very good free or shareware programs. Just a hint but I store all the originals , uncut and not retouched in a project source folder, and use copies for the actual work. That way I can always go back to the original if I make a mistake. Copies of the files on the computer are of course digital and there is no loss of quality. regards