Need advice on FASTEST distro for video editing?
 

I'm relatively new to Linux, and have Mandrake 8.1 installed right now. It doesn't seem all that fast, and I would like some input on which distro I should use to edit video and compose / mix music on? Should I go wtih Mandrake 8.2 or something else? Maybe Debian or Redhat, etc.?
I'm running a PIII-600 w/ 384MB Ram, 60GB 7200RPM HDD, ATI Radeon 7500 w/ 64MB DDR, ATI Tv card, SB Audigy.
What I'm trying to do is capture from old VHS and convert file to DivX, then burn to CD-R.
Also, anyone have any programs to recommend for this?
Thanks for any info.
Jed

there isn't a fastest distro. you can make thigns faster by running only the services you want, and by building a specialised kernel, but generally it'll go as fast as your box can.

as for copy video's. check the "vcr" program, does exactly what you want.

Ok. That makes sense. It's just that some people said Mandrake was slow, so I didn't want to run a "slow OS" - I mean that's why I'm switching from the bloated Windows!
But maybe I'll go with Mandrake 8.2, as it's probably just what I need - with XFS for the video files and all.
Thanks,
Jed