If using firewire then you will have best results capturing with WinDV or Scenalyzer, both free, and the captured video will be easily ingested into any version of PD.
It is possible you can use S-Video out if your camcorder is so equipped, and using a USB converter dongle, so you can capture lossless in other free programs such as VirtualDub but unless you plan on extensive restoration stick with FireWire.
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