Thank you - you would need to qualify "there was a company that specifically made a USB to FIrewire Active Cable for Video Cameras" because it is not common knowledge and you provide no links. kr236rk
There is no point in Qualifying a "Pixela PIX-UVCD/U1W FireWire to USB 2.0 Bridge Cable" because they are barred by injunction from
selling them due to a patent dispute with Texas Instruments." This is also why TI Chipset is recommended because Windows comes with Drivers.
The card you have is an NEC chipset. That card is Not a Dell Product nor is the video editing software.
http://www.pixela.co.jp/en/products/tv_capture/pix_uvcd_u1w/index.html