You’ll have to check with your software vendor or manual. Most of the higher end DV editing programs (like Premiere Pro) have plug-ins that you just have to add. Some don’t and would require a major upgrade.
That will be the least of your worries. The real problem will be if you have enough horsepower under the hood on your existing PC??
HD is WAY harder on your system’s resources than normal DV. If you have a monster PC then you’ll be OK.
