On May 26, 2004, at 8:52 AM, James Asherman wrote: >> Is there something I'm not thinking of? > Power. and holding everything. Pressig the buttons at the right time. > All in all most of us find that DV step to be worth it. Also, make sure you are saving to tape too -just in case. I've occasionally had video capture software crash on me, but I've never had a video camera crash unless I let the battery get too low. -Mike