On the main page, above teh search buttun is where you will find the "Guide"s. Be prepared to read them and keep reading them until your know them.
Other's have asked your question before. The simple fact that people haven't answered is they want you to EXPLORE the site. Look around the site and you will find your answers.
There is a neat buttun up near right beside teh FAQ, READ the FAG. See the "search" button, click that. Use that search function to look for all the information you might need.
You aren't the first person to ASK this question, others have done it before. Not to be rude but, don't post another question again until you have done a "search" using the search feature on this forum. If you need software, do a
www.google.com search for "download video edting freeware."
These are the first programs for you to get,
TempGenc, and
virtualdub. Find these two for begginners. They are both donation software. You are asked to give a donation, should you like the software.
If you can't find anything, try out this site,
www.webattack.com .