InformationWeek has published a comparative review of four consumer-level video editing applications from Adobe, Cyberlink, Pinnacle, and Ulead, each priced around $100:

• Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0
• CyberLink PowerDirector 5 Premium
• Pinnacle Studio Plus 10.7
• Ulead VideoStudio 10 Plus

A concise description of each software is given, with pictures of the user interface and main features. As reported in the original article,

In any product roundup, each application tends to have a clear winner for a given audience, and that's true here.

Who is the winner? You can find it here.