Vidcam pass through to iMovie without firewire?

Hi folks,
I'm looking to upgrade to a Retina Macbook Pro, but one of the things I need to do on a daily basis is record straight to iMovie via Firewire 800 with my cam acting as pass through. Is anyone currently doing this on the new Retina MBPs without firewire? What ports, cables etc are you using to accomplish this?
Thanks

So, am I the only person in the world who does this?

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