ok i have heard that before. but what program should i use to convert to lossless avi? i have about 350 gigs free on my laptop. and an external with about 650 gigs free. so i must use the external to import to. sadly it is usb 2.0 sorry for all the questions. but could you give me a breakdown of the steps you would use prior to editing. the two sources are untouched and both have time code errors. do i need to fix that via adm,s tutorial or can i go from the sources to the lossless avi? thanks chainsaw. and thanks again for ignoring my stupidity. lol your alright in my book ash.