Can I convert VHS to DVD using elgato game capture HD?

Hi,
So I was wondering can I use a Elgato game capture HD to covert old family VHS tapes to DVD or digital (store them on my imac Hard Drive). My VHS player is a combo, so it has a DVD player as well as a VHS player in one and has HDMI. Its the one in the picture....
Can this be done?

not sure about this device
but any tv tuner device which connect by usb to a computer and support composite or component input should be able to grab and convert an analog video source into a digital file
did it with an old borrowed usb tv tuner to get several old analog handhend video tapes imported an made into dvd's a few years back takes some time but pretty easy and one don't have to wait while it's being don

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Getting out of my depth here a bit.
I do have FCP 6 but have not used it much at all.
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Sony can be set to one of 2 audio modes, 12bit=32kHz, or 16bit=48kHz.Ensure set to 16bit , around page 85.
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