Can anyone recommend a good video editing tool?

[Bill Davidsen]

I am looking for something to edit video and snip a few passages out to save. 
Something like audacity for video. I am loading avidemux as I type, but the avi 
format seems to have limitations which are much more restrictive than mpg. The 
OReilly "Multimedia" book is seven years old, and is more like a history book 
than a useful user guide by now.

Good holidays to all.

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Bill Davidsen <davidsen at tmr.com>
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