Capturing Video w/timecode while shooting

If I hook up my Mini DV camera to my Powermac G5 via firewire 400, is there anyway I can record video to tape and record it to my computer with timecode at the same time in Final Cut Pro? If not, then is there a program out there for Mac that will let me do this?

Timecode is always recorded by FCP during capture from your camera.
By default it is not displayed within the video frame, unless you choose to do so by adding the bundled Timecode Reader or my free filter FCE Timecode Display to the captured clips.
Both filters allow to display and burn the source timecode; the FCE Timecode Display provides a degree of additional flexibility in terms of formatting and displayed information.
Piero

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