I have a HP Scanjet 4890 flatbed scanner. It has a light source in the lid which lets you scan negatives and slides. The frame for slides holds 16 slides and each slide is scanned into a separate file. Only drawback is HP only has drivers for up to XP so I need to keep my old HP netbook working to use the scanner.

I have a Canon Rebel T6 for my main camera but I still use my Canon SX120 as a pocket camera some times.

I have PowerDirector and Pinnacle Studio version 14 & 20. Have used all three but find Pinnacle version 14 has all the power I need with out extra learning curve.

I have had several card readers an d have had no problems with them, the computers or damage to the cards themselves. Don't think I have spent more than $15.00 for any of my readers.

I use Pinnacle Studio Version 14 which works very well