While I've been an udio/videophile for years, this is my first attempt at editing. I am strictly looking to edit family stuff shot on my Sony HDR-SR1, which are AVCHD.
 What I want to accomplish is use my new Sony Vaio AW-190 to edit many different files together to produce 1 main movie. Then burn onto Bluray disc (directly within the Notebook) to have physical copy for archiving & possible use in a Bluray player. ALSO I want to prepare/render to a digital file to place on my server on my home network. Then, I want to be able to stream any particular video i choose using my Vaio Notebook which will then be conected to my projector via HDMI.
 I am not very good at understanding all the many codecs, which ones work best for what...I simply want to maintain the best possible A/V quality & end up with the bst, most pratical file format that will play easily theu a player on my Vaio thru to my Projector in my Home Theater. Windows Media player doesn't seem to see or play many of the files...some it says it may polay but doesn't recognize the file type....
Any and all suggestions andtips would be greatly appreciated. There are so many options and I just don't know exactly where to go for the specific info i need. I'm hoping one of you will take the time to throw me some advice!!
Thanks!!!
