Hi Folks, I'm trying to train a fresh x86 (Athlon) 9.0 install to read video data from a fire-wired camcorder, then to create a DVD "project" with susequent burning to DVD. This process has required downloading and compiling of many programs and libraries since I want the DVD to contain menus, chapters, digital photos, etc. So far, I can read the data and edit the video "dv" files. However, I'm having problems with a key part of the puzzle: a package called "transcript". The compilation of transcript has given me fits. It complains about various missing library files with an extention of .la. Apparently these are small files that are a part of "libtool", which helps to keep library compiling neat and tidy. Alas, many of these files are missing on SuSE 9.0, even when the subject library is installed. Example: transcript complained about /usr/lib/libSDL_net.la being missing. I then located the SDL package on Freshmeat, compiled, and the missing .la file was installed. I repeated this process with two additional libaries but am now stumped because libtool is asking for libaa.ls. I can't determine what package this library is a part of to allow recompiling. Thus, I have two questions: Where are the missing .la files? What package is libaa a part of? Thanks for any help, Lew Wolfgang