[NCLUG] Linux video questions

[Bill Thorson]

Hello nclug'ers,

I have a few video on linux questions.  I basically don't
know anything about it but want to start playing with some
things.  I want some, not too expensive, hardware ideas
as well.  Here are some things I *might* want to do.  Maybe
you'all can give me some ideas.

*  Video (w sound) capture
    I want to capture and save video from my VCR and an older
    8mm camera.

*  Video editing.  At least to where I can cut it into
    smaller video clips.

*  I'm a coach so I really want to take small clips of video
    of an athlete and be able to step through them in a frame
    by frame manner.  I have some tapes of professionals that
    I'd like to do the same with for comparison.  This would
    be a great coaching tool for me.

*  Make DVD (or CD-R) disks that play when you pop them in
    the DVD player. (optional idea but cool)

*  My brother lets me use his JVC GR-DVL120U video camera
    occasionally.  What is a simple Firewire card that will
    work with Linux and what software do I need to grab the
    video off that camera?

Q: Do any of those all-in-one, TV, Video-In, Video-Out graphics
    cards work well with Linux?

Q: What firewire card should I get?

Q: What am I forgetting to ask?

Thank.

Bill