S-Video port and importing from VHS

Where can get an s.-video adapter to my iMac... The point is I wanted to imported directly from an VHS reader to my iMac, converting the image to digital (I guess...)
Is it possible, I really want to get rid of old VHs without having to connect it first to the digital camera.
Regardsssss
CV

catarina,
I would be weary before buying an s-video adapter. i've never heard of one but if they exist i assume that they connecto to the DVI port. this adapter and the DVI should both allow for INPUT, i've never used the DVI so i'm not sure if it's both in/out. also: depending on what program you use, IF you also want audio with your movie, it's not going to work with iMovie,iMovie imports everything that has ALREADY been digitized through the firewire, and if you used an S-vid, you wouldn't be able to import the sound through the optical(AKA audio) port. trust me, i;ve tried sending only video from camera to firewire and sound through optical, it doesnt work. MAYBE this is different for FINAL CUT PRO, but im not sure.
Finally, there's a factor that i'm not certain about but it is an educated hypothesis:
the computer itself is not the component that actually digitizes, it only receives the digital information and inputs it into the hard drive. when i use a digital camcorder as a passthrough from my 8mm deck, it's the camera that does the actual conversion, not the computer, the camcorder exports that already digitized info to the iMac. so i;m not sure if just an s-VIDEO "converter" is up for the task.

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