Best video capturing program until FCP5 is released?

This question is for the videoguys out there
I bought an intel imac and was relying on FCP5 but now I realize it is not universal until march. I have tons of video to capture from mini DV and I want to have it all captured and ready for editing in FCP5 when it is available. I want to make sure it captures in the right AVI format for FCP5. What is the best video capturing program to use in the mean time until FCP5 is released?

I thought about imovie but I am not familar with the different formats imovie can capture in. I need a compatiable format for FCP5

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