Get a firewire PCI card for your PC $25~60 most come with the cable. and read the link below. john
http://www.timwerx.net/odds/pcfile.htm
hey guys i have a sony dcr hc42 and would like to capture video from it to my comp for free. It came with a USB cable and some software, but the software didn't work. Any ideas?

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