I am looking at buying a PC from Dell, and they have a "IEEE 1394 PCI Adapter card" which they say is recommended for capturing digital video from digital camcorders. Is this case just for people who have too much cash (I know it's not expensive), but do I need it? I will be buying a digital camcorder soon.
They also have an AverMedia USB TV Tuner card, which I am interested in for transferring my Hi8mm camcorder footage to DVD.
For all this malarkey, do I need additional s/w for editing the home video when I get it on to the PC, assuming I can.
Any pointers much appreciated.