How to edit from a dvd camcorder

hey-can fce hd edit video from a dvd camcorder? i've searched for it but have only found confusing things that wouldnt produce the quality i need (full DV quality). can anyone help me??
thank you.

I think a lot of newcomers get confused with the term "digital video".
Video output from DVD and HDD camcorders, together with that from still digital cameras and mobile phones is all digital video in that it is composed of ones and zeroes.
Some newcomers, wrongly, assume that all digital video is therefore the same.
They do not realise that there is an almost infinite number of types and quality of dv.
The only kind (ideally) suitable for FCE and other good editing systems is DV (capital letters) which is normally produced by tape-based cameras.
There is also a false belief in the general public that the term "digital" is synonymous with "high quality".
They do not appreciate that "digital" can cover everything from the absolutely worst, abysmal product to one of the highest possible standard.
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