Either you pay OR you become knowledgable enough on how to do illegal things :p or have the ability to search the intarweb :p
I am not saying you can't make a good AMV on a cheap budget, but I am sure your anime was free, your computer was free, your time was free. :p
It all adds up and yes if you want to make a REALLY spiffy video, then you will need to shell out the money for something allows for l33ter effects.
~klinky
