I assume you are referring to AvidXpress DV, which only runs on Mac or XP and doesn't require a breakout box. This costs about $1700 normally or half that for academic pricing.
If you are talking about the full-blown Avid system, is that company going to hook you up with the required hardware and breakout box? If not, that's like putting a Yugo engine in a Porsche and calling it a Porsche. Expect to spend another couple of grand there. In fact, the better solution is to purchase a full turnkey Avid system (start at around $4000) since these systems are tested and guaranteed to work. Building your own Avid system is tricky and not recommended unless you know what you are doing.
Have you thought about Media 100 (Mac only).? Another great system and super easy to use. It's a hefty price tag but you can find used systems super cheap.
If you do ever bump up, you're going to wish you had learned Premiere, since the editing functionaliy is almost exact.
Don't believe everything you read. Install both products and see yourself...then you'll be empowered to make your *own* decisions.
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Originally posted by RedShoe
Lenny, what is your frame rate set at? It sounds like you may doing 12 or 8 frames per second. Anything lower than 15 frames per second can be detected by the eye as being "choppy".
Edit... Of the online reviews that I've read, Vegas ranks right up there with Premiere, and in some cases will out perform. I use Vegas. However, I'm a huge fan of Adobe products. I love my photoshop 7, but I could not afford Premiere at the time. Plus, I read that Vegas and Adobe are very similar, so I opted for a less expensive video editor.
I've been on Vegas for a while now, and I feel like I'm ready for a little more power... I've been talking to one of my old movie friends, and if all goes right he'll be hooking me up with a copy of AVID that his company can get at a discounted price.  I hope... I hope... I hope...
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