Converting analog video to DVD

I have VHS and VHS-C (I have the adaptor for this). I want feed them into iMovie. Does anyone suggest a converter? I found Formac's StudioDV. Does anyone know anything about this? IS this good? It is about $115 or so. What other options are there? Any help here would be appreciated.

If you have a digital camcorder it may have analog/digital pass through that allows this conversion. I needed a new camcorder in 2001 so I purchased a camera with this feature instead of a dedicated unit like you mention. My tapes are now converted and I still have a camcorder.
Regards,

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