Mpeg is the way to go I do believe. WMA is Windows Media Audio. You mean WMV! :-) I'm not heavily into video editing and the such, but when I did, I used Movie Maker 2. The price is right. :-) On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 18:55:09 -0500, "David Bruce Jr." <davidbrucejr@xxxxxxxxxxxx> took time to say the following: DBJ> Hi guys, what do you suggest to cut a short clip out of a DBJ> movie? DBJ> DBJ> what is the best format to rip a movie? .mpeg? .wma? DBJ> DBJ> thanks DBJ> David For what is a man, what has he got? If not himself, then he has naught To say the things he truly feels and not the words of one who kneels ** YOUR HELP IS URGENTLY NEEDED ** DONATE to Hurricane Katrina victims: http://www.redcross.org/ DONATE Housing (Spare room, shelter) http://www.hurricanehousing.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer Talk Shop http://www.computertalkshop.com Un-subscribe/Vacation, http://www.computertalkshop.com/list_options.htm List HowTo: http://www.computertalkshop.com/faq.htm To join Computer Talk Shop's off topic list, please goto: http://computertalkshop.com/other_cts_lists.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------