Put VHS onto DVD

Our last module at uni is a documentary and we need some old footage but it is on a VHS tape.
This, I believe could be done at uni but I have a VHS player and the cables to go from the VHS player to USB.
The question is can I use FCP 7 to tranfer the tape from VHS player to FCP?

Thanks for replying. I have been told that my uni can not help with the tranfer so I will have to do it myself.
I've got an old Samsung VHS recorder and a cable from the SCART to USB. Is there any way I can connect this to the firewire, adapter, and to my iMac to capture with FCP?
I know I may be asking a lot but we are starting to panic a bit. We're students at Liverpool John Moores University.

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