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To do real-time DVEs, wipes and cuts you will need a Toaster but if al you are going to do is simple editing you can use an Amiga with a Genlock and a program like Director,ect… Cost of a Toaster system depends on what configuration you will get but a basic system will be: 1 Amiga 2000 $1,000 1 030 accel $500-600 Extra ram $500-1,000 1 VT board $2,200 Large HD $500-1,500 Assorted software like AD-Pro, Toaster ToolKit, DPaint, Interchange or PixelPro, ect… Add a few hundred $$. The following video equipment is based on HI-8 or S-VHS equipment. 1 Camera $500-3,000 2 VTRs $2,000-3,000 1 SF-VTR $5,000 and up. This would be for LightWave animations. X TBCs $600-800 a piece. You need one for each VTR input. As you can see a nice set-up can be QUITE expensive, upwards of $10,000-15,000. If you already have editing decks then you are that much closer. I don't have any video equipment yet since I am just a hobbiest at home and mostly interested in 3D animation.