Originally posted by: guitarfan01
So if I was going to make an edit including rebuilding and modifying audio tracks and maybe a little compositing, which program(s) would you suggest?

For compositing, I can't recommend After Effects enough. Its used my more professionals than any other program, and there's not much you can't do with it. There's kind of a steep learning curve, but if you start out with "Creating Motion Graphics Vol. 1" by Meyer, like I did, you can't go wrong.

For editing, I used to recommend premiere, but I'm really sick of that program. Still too many quirks, and Adobe doesn't seem to be willing to fix it. When I'm done with SoJ, I'll move on to something else. Maybe a Mac or Linux program. I heard final cut is good.

As for Audio, I use a free program called Audacity. But audio is not my strong point, so I don't know...

-T