As suggested in earlier posts, you might want to invest in a Canopus converter to convert from analog to firewire input. Money well spent if you will be doing much of this.

dave

Some Sony prosumer models have a passthrough capability which accept an s-video/composite signal, digitizes it, then pushes it out via firewire. My TRV27 does this, although I haven't tried it. Purchase a new cam' and ditch the 'ole club (if the funds allow).

Will the ATI All in Wounder 64MB Graphix card also work just as well?

XTREEMMAK: simple answer, "no". There really isn't any comparison between the ATI AIW cards and an external firewire converter. The difference is enormous; much better quality, more stability, vastly fewer problems, no headaches, etc., going firewire beats an internal capture card all around.

Geez, I assumed when you said "attachment" you meant a firewire analog/digital converter. But, come to think of it, a converter is going to cost close to three hundred bucks, and for just a leetle bit more you could maybe find a deal on a basic DV camera with firewire out AND a converter built in. That way you could convert the VHS tapes you already have and start shooting in a much better looking format.

I have a Panasonic PDV-951 camcorder. It has firewire as well as analog video & audio connections. I feed the analog from the VCR through it and let it feed the signal via firewire into the computer. Works perfectly.

There are also lots of converters in the stores - like "ADS Instant DVD" kits, Dazzle kits, etc. for $100 to $300 that do a pretty fair job. However, anything that requires you send the audio through your sound card can have problems with audio sync.

That's why I only use the camcorder now - via firewire - audio and video go together and never get out of sync.