What Software And Equipment Is Best To Start Off With For Editing Films And Animation?

My goal is to become a movie director and/or animator. I have used Pinnacle Studios 9.0 for some time, editing scenes that I captured on my old Sony Handycam Vision. However, my camera does not allow for great filming, and my movie making software does not have the special effects I am looking for, i.e. gunshots, explosions, etc. I plan to spend around $8,000 on equipment to start me off on serious filming. I am only sixteen, but I want to have experience for when I go to film school, or wherever I go in life. I plan to buy a new computer along with the software. Can anyone tell me specifically what would be good for editing/animating? What computer and camcorder would be best for someone on my budget? And what software should I look for? I have a few ideas, like an Alienware Area-51 m9750, a JVC Everio GZ-HD7, Adobe After Effects and Flash, but I need advice. Please help. Thanks.

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What’s The Best Logbook Software For Pda’s?

I’m looking to purchase a PDA with compatible flight computer software. Is anyone using these electronic logbooks? which software is the best? I’ve seen some that include logbooks, plus live weather charts (gps enabled phones) etc.

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Can Anyone Help Me Set Up My Wireless/local Area Network Connection?

OK, I just did a recovery on my gateway MX6214 and in the connection thing theres only the 1394 connection, I cant find the wireless and local area network connections, i downloaded the drivers from gateway, but the software says no supported network adapters on the system, how can i see what my network adapter model and stuff so i can look it up on the web?

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I Had A New Hard Drive Installed In My Laptop , But My Recovery Disc D/n Work How Can I Get My System Working?

I have a Sony Vaio PCG-K15 laptop, and I recently had a new hard drive installed but the recovery disc only downloads 1/2 way.Sony no longer has the recovery disc. Can I just re-installed windows XP and then download the software to the rest of the programs? Or is there a place to get a copy of the disc?

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Data Recovery Restoration?

i recovered and restored some files using active@ file recovery, but the “final product” is a bunch of folders with names like “FOLDER00000099″… for what i can tell folders have the same organization they had before i deleted them, and i’d like to have the folder names back… is there any software, or any option within active@ FR that allows me to restore the entire thing and not just the orphan files…?
and on a different note… amongst the files were some .doc and .xml files that became corrupted with the restoration… i open them and i get a window asking me to select a codification method and all i see is a bunch of signs, its completely unreadable… i need something to REPAIR this files, they’re really important and can’t be sacrificed…

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Do I Qualify For The Recovery Rebate If I Was Claimed As A Dependent For 07 But Not For 08?

I was claimed on my parent’s 2007 return as a dependent and am now independent of them for my 2008 return. Do I qualify for the recovery rebate credit ($600 for an individual), and if so, why does my tax software show $600 on line 70 of form 1040? Shouldn’t that number be “0″? My ‘calculated’ return amount is only showing the amount I overpaid, not including any of the rebate credit.

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