Thanks for the info. This is sort of a legacy machine. I have discreet edit and Pinnacle Chrome but because everyone seems to talk FCP I wanted to see what all the hype is about. Version 5.0 does a lot and if I wanted to start from scratch, that would be the way to go. Since the G4 500 will not do HD it makes sence for me to see if I can get it to work with what I already have. Mini dv is great but I would have more of a market for this system if I can connect it via component to my UVW1800. Even if I have to use FCP version 2.0
Bob
Robert Woodcock