it sounds like what you're doing is fairly simple, have you tried looking into just using iMovie? Adobe premiere would be my 2nd choice, but as others have said, very steep learning curve. iMovie has shocked me with some of the stuff it is able to do. And in all honesty, if you dont need it for very long, you can "rent" my brand new macbook pro from me if thats all you need to do. I'll gladly take a small chunk of that $1500 to put towards the cc that bought it