DVD RECORDER & A MAC

If i was to get a dvd recorder to recode tv programs how do i attach a dvd recorder to my mac so i can then edit the footage???
Thanks
Simon

record video directly from tv, vcr, dvd player http://www.elgato.com/
edit the video in imovie http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/#imovie

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