Slow down and go slowly until it falls in place.
Train: Thanks for trying! I looked at several of the tutorials and my opinion has remained unchanged. Trying to use VirtualDub is like starting over with PCs at ground zero.

Everything is so convoluted. Based on many of the tutorials I watched, there are no recommended codecs included as part of the package. So you have to download and install all this other stuff, adjust many settings to something other than the defaults, and on and on.

IMO, VirtualDub is definitely not for anyone wanting to work on a handful of videos per year (IOW, the average user shooting home video.) This is a serious, many hours long commitment in learning and experimentation.

Which leads to a question... Is there anything out there that's free and easy to use for the average Joe (or HAN ?) While VirtualDub may be a good free app, it's far from easy to use! (IMO, Windows Movie Maker can't qualify here. I can't remember it ever running on any PC I've tried it on without it crashing.)