photo software

[mwarf]

XP comes with windows movie maker - as long as you want to record in proprietary formats (.avi, windows media) it would be OK.

re: photoshop 4 - the oldest version I'd recommend is 5.5 (that's when it had the upgrades to compress images for the web, etc.) - It's officially at version 9 now - so many things have been thought out since then. I'd still recommend the most current GIMP vs. an old version of photoshop.

For video - I think Adobe Premiere Elements is a great package - if you have a macintosh - then final cut express is great.