If you have a dv camcorder and a firewire card built into your PC then all you need to do is hook up a firewire cable and you're ready to go. If you would also like the capability to capture older analog (VHS/S-Video) footage to your machine then check out the ADS API555 with Adobe Premiere Elements software at
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