I think that you can be as complicated or as simple as you like, especially if you're not a professional. Truly I spent probably two months mulling this question over via various posts including several that I made myself. I then just bought a Flip HD recorder because someone on the board mentioned that they were going for peanuts ($49) at Best Buy on line. I farted around some more, tried doing things with a decent quality web cam (not happy there at all), and finally just started shooting with my Flip. You can see the result on my youtube channel (url below). I shoot the video, convert it to avi with a free conversion program so it is playable with different OSs and then make a few minor edits, like cutting portions of me walking away from, and to the camera, with Windows movie maker. Then save to the computer and upload to youtube. I'm not doing anything complicated like other folks on the list, like synchronizing audio and video tracks but then again I'm not making band promotion videos either. So when all is said and done I think that the best solution to get started is to go out and buy a decent recorder with both video and sound capabilities and shoot some film. If you're really into it then a more complex outfit is warranted and Mickey has suggested a great combination for more sophisticated videos in Uke Player #25. But really I think you should start simple and move up later when you find the combination of quality and time that you want to put into these vids. Good luck, g2