production? im going to create a feature length (if not longer) dvd. possibly more than one. thinking it might take 4 dvds for the whole project.

what are the software options i have?

needs to be a program that can handle such long projects.
i have premier ELEMENTS 4 and it slows down with big projects even on a great system.

was thinking about adobe premier pro cs3?
think it's good enough?

just so you know im not looking for anything fancy like transition effects or other special effects.

it's for an instructional DVD so doesn't have to be artistic.

what are my other options? i prefer not to go over the $1000 limit but suggest whatever you think.

all input appreciated. especially if you have used any premier pro software or used another software you think is good enough to handle it.

thanks guys!!!!