For those who are set up for digital video, here's a little tutorial on how to use Kino to get your footage ready to edit in Cinelerra! Next tutorial (who knows when... hopefully soon) will be downloading, compiling and installing Cinelerra!
Make sure to check out this link for a good basic overview of Cinelerra:
http://www.truveo.com/Cinelerra-Tutorials-The-Source/id/233194000