There are a couple good packages. For beginners, I recommend Roxio Easy Media Creator or Adobe Premiere Elements. Both are powerful and easy to use for beginners. You also need a firewire card and a cable to connect your camcorder to your PC.

Sony has a product called DVdirect that lets you connect a camcorder directly up to it and it will burn directly to disc. It's easy but not as powerful as using a PC.

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