Capturing HDMI signal to MacBook Pro for editing in FCP

I have a ton of old home-recorded VHS tapes that I'm hoping to capture to FCP editable QT files. I'm considering purchasing a Panasonic BluRay/VHS combi deck, the DMP-BD70V, because it supposedly upscales old VHS tapes for display through the HDMI cable output. My question is, will I be able to feed the digital output of the HDMI cable directly into my MacBook Pro 15" (vintage September 2007) laptop, or will I still need some sort of card to make the HDMI signal palpable to my computer?

The short answer is - not unless you are willing to fork over $600+ for the necessary converter. Probably the least expensive such converter is the Canopus ADVC-HD50, which can convert the HDMI signal to HDV and feed it to your Mac via FireWire. Something to consider is that you will be going through multiple conversions this way - VHS -> upscaling to hidef via HDMI -> conversion to HDV -> possible conversion to AIC or ProRes. IMHO not a great workflow, as it's likely to degrade the quality to a noticeable degree, especially that upscaling step.
Something to consider - the quality is limited by the original VHS tape & recording. Even DV is significantly higher quality than VHS. You will be better off converting directly from the analog VHS to DV using a Canopus ADVC-110 or 300 or similar analog-DV converter.

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