I guess I could still ask what I would need though--in generic terms I mean--Okay well obviously you've got:
DVD ripper
A video editing program
A dvd making program
a good codec (?)
an mpeg converter (?) (I tried making a dvd on some freeware and it only worked with mpegs)
please add or subtract to the list so I can lay things out in my head here (anybody at all who wants to add can *wink*)