I'm on Final cut pro so I've never used any PC editing software besides Pinnacle studio, and that sucked ass. Adobe makes good products, but I've never used it so I can't say much about it.
Don't underestimate pinnacle's software. It's mostly for amateurs, but in my opinion you have what you need. I've worked with adobe premiere and vegas studio aswell, but it is so time-demanding to do simple tasks in them (or perhaps i'm just not so haxxy on them).
its not that we underestimate it.. personally, i hate it due to the fact that it always crashes. And because if it, ive lost 3 videos.. And im not the only person to deal with this.. It happened on both pinnacle 9 and 10. stay away.
id say adobe premeiere is the best option for editing on a pc. and if you are not satisfied with simple editing, try using adobe after effects to create special effects and titles.
Have you guys heard of MAGIX movie edit pro 14...is it any good...im looking for some good software to edit my biking vids but i havnt found much...i purchased MAGIX movie edit pro 14 and it was all good but i dont think there is a slow mo effect...thats one of the effects i really want Please tell me if you know about MAGIX movie edit pro 14 and if it has the slow mo affect. Thanx!!!