Need software for burning camcorder videos to DVDs for preservation and distribution

Need software for burning camcorder videos to DVDs for preservation
by PRIYAMUDAN KATHIR

Question:

Need software for burning camcorder videos to DVDs for preservation

With the arrival of my first grandchild, I bought my son and
daughter-in-law a Canon HD camcorder. The camcorder is
terrific, the bundled software--Pixela--is not. My
first priority is to burn downloaded (to a PC running Windows
Vista) videos to a DVD for preservation purposes as well as
availability to family and friends. Pixela wants me to
uninstall any software that has a DVD burning function before
Pixela can work. That’s a tall order considering how many
software packages contain that function. I am not confident
that once that’s done the Pixela software will work as
promised. So, what I’m looking for are alternative software
suggestions to meet my goal of burning videos to DVDs for
preservation and distribution. Please include title of
software, what makes it great (features), the ease of use,
any draw backs, and/or anything that you can think of that
makes your software recommendation worthwhile. Thank you for
your help.

Submitted by: PRIYAMUDANKATHIR

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Burning camcorder videos to DVDs --Submitted by K.R.SRINEEVASAN
http://forums.cnet.com/5208-12542_102-0.html?messageID=3191233#3191233

Nero or Windows Movie Maker.... --Submitted by BLACK BILLA SELVAM
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Extremely wide range of prices and features --Submitted by A.JAGADHISAN
http://forums.cnet.com/5208-12542_102-0.html?messageID=3192627#3192627

Premiere and Pinnacle --Submitted by MURALI GANESH
http://forums.cnet.com/5208-12542_102-0.html?messageID=3190408#3190408

Best video editing software? --Submitted by SUGUMARAN
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