I never got past Ulead MediaStudio. Premier just seemed so daunting and scary to me but I might give Vegas a whirl and see how it goes. Thank you very much for this guide. Extreamly useful!

Edit: Heres what I had made awhile ago with Ulead http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na41pSma0PI & http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqVDc_g48Ek