In message , Tx2
writes

I am looking to change my current crop of video editing software from
the mix of Serif and Adobe PE2 as I am upgrading my camera later this
year, so a change is as good as a rest (plus I want new features!)

I am specifically looking for software that will allow capture from a
home brew DVD, that is, something I (or someone else) has recorded, that
can be placed in my laptop drive, and captured from that drive.

Canopus LetsEdit used to be able to do this I believe, so the 'feature'
exists.

I don't have a huge budget, so do any of the 'con/prosumer' packages now
have this feature?

Adobe PE3 says that you can capture from pretty much any device, but
does that include the internal PC DVD drive?

You might try copying the DVD onto your hard disk, then renaming the VOB
files as MPG. Many (most?) video editors have an "Import" facility to
move video off the hard disk into the editor.

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Tony Morgan