What is the best VHS to DVD software for Mac?

I have a brand new macbook pro ready to take on anything. But i have had a hard time finding a good way to get my VHS and Video Camera home videos onto my mac as files and later put to DVD. I have all the camcorders and a VHS player, all i need is a capture device that will pick up the video/audio signal with a program on mac.
Extra info:
On my old PC i was using VHS-DVD 5.0 wich works very good except my PC is old and crashes to much.
also i came across a couple like this
http://www.elgato.com/elgato/na/mainmenu/products/Video-Capture/product1.en.html
and
http://www.amazon.com/Roxio-Easy-VHS-DVD-Mac/dp/B00266PHEK/ref=sr_1_1?s=software &ie=UTF8&qid=1307633392&sr=1-1
but all the reviews dont look to promosing.
Any help is greatly appriciated!!

Mac OS X 10.7.5 is not a Classic operating system.
Assuming the VHS is not copyright, http://www.elgato.com/ has a variety of hardware/software bundles that let you connect a VHS tape deck to your Mac.

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