Uncompressed HDCam into MBP for FCP

Hi All, this is my first post.
I would like to capture uncompressed HDCam into my MBP.
Would it be possible to do this using a Blackmagic Design Decklink Studio Card (designed for the Mac Pro) and a PCI Express adapter?
If anyone has any ideas other than this I would be grateful to hear them or if you have used the above setup and it worked...
TIA

Thanks for all these replies, I was hoping to use this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cardbusto_ExpressCardAdapter.jpg
( http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/Cardbusto_ExpressCardAdapter.jpg )
The ExpressCard has a maximum throughput of 2.5 Gbit/s through PCI Express
and plug it into this:
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/blackmagic-design-decklink-studio-full-resolution -hd-sd-sdi-and-analogue-editing-card
If not then can I assume that the Mac Pro Quad Core (the cheapest Mac Pro) do the job? Or will I still need the Blackmagic Decklink card?

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    Hi All, this is my first post.
    I would like to capture uncompressed HDCam into my MBP.
    Would it be possible to do this using a Blackmagic Design Decklink Studio Card (designed for the Mac Pro) and a PCI Express adapter?
    If anyone has any ideas other than this I would be grateful to hear them or if you have used the above setup and it worked...
    TIA

    I'm guessing you'll get a better, more informed response over at the "video production" discussion:
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    Good luck! Joel.

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