Suppose I purchase a DVD-handycam, will it give me the output that can be played directly on the DVD player,or it will just store the raw footage on that DVD,that can be edited later.If it stores the vedio in .DAT format(i.e MPEG-2/4) will it be editable later( by some free software).Because when I try to edit my marriage CD the Vedeo file does not open in Window movie maker or VirtualDub.But the casettes are .avi files uncompressed,easily editable.