Ask Slashdot: Video Production on Linux?

Izaak asks: "I would like to build an amateur video production studio around a Linux system, but need some advice. I need recommendations for a professional quality video camera, digital VCR, video capture card, sound equipment, software... does non-linear video editing software even exist for Linux? If not, I'm not adverse to writing it. Any pointers will be appreciated. " Well, I don't know about the other categories, but MainConcept has a product called MainActor which is a video editor for Linux. According to their home page, they are bundling it with the new Linux LML33 Video Capture Card. So it looks like a few pieces of the Video Production Puzzle are coming to gether but what about the other pieces? Any thoughts?