Putting this in Alternative Operating Systems might be a bit cheeky but here goes...
I'm interested in converting my VHS collection to a compressed digital format. I'd like a card that can take both analogue video and pre-existing digital movie files and do a hardware format conversion. I'd also like the same card to do analogue playback as my pc doesn't already do this.
As far as software goes, I want to be able to introduce my own images (static & animated) and audio and be able to edit various movie files together.
What are the (barest!) minimum hardware requirements?