HELP !!! importing VHS to my IMAC

Hi everyone, Im looking for the simplest solution to import my Dads home movies to my mac. Do I need to invest in something like final cut , or could Imovie cope? Also can anyone put me in the right direction to find a scart to usb lead in order to take care of the hardware side? I dont need any fancy editing features, really just want to protect 40 odd years of family memories without trusting the job to a stranger!!
Thanks in advance!!!!!

I'm doing just this. After a lot of false starts, I bought the canopus 110 from the apple store - cost £200 but was worth it. I can copy home movies and copy protected movies from VHS straight in to imovie with the press of a button. (to break copy protection, just hold down the select button until the light flashes). Since I own my videos, and don't play to keep a VHS recorder any longer, I don't feel like a criminal. Now I can even edit the movies on my mac, clean the up if I'd like and put the on to a DVD. I highly recommend this route - You'll also likely need a good quality scart to composite cable as one is not included.

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