I record onto my comp with a TV tuner card. formats include mpeg, divx, and avi for recording but avi is enormous. I basically want to take out commercials and make a simple menu to then burn onto dvd. Sounds easy but I can't get good results.how are you getting the footage?
mpeg is not a video editing codec so importing mpeg video into a editing program can cause problems. There are "less" professional applications that will edit mpeg.
I have a vcr hooked into a deck/camera connected via firewire to my computer and I start up my capture window and start my capturing.