I mean, I don't understand most of the lingo I see in these forums. What is the bare bones easiest way to capture, edit HDV tape. I have a powerful computer with 2 gigs of ram. Can't I just attach my camera to the computer and do it like DV video? I have tried and as soon as it is almost finished with the capture, I get a error and lose it all. It all seems so complicated. I have been editing movies for years so it's not like I am new at this. I just can't seem to get into HDV editing. Where might I be going wrong? thanks so much, Roger