Saving Analog Video Record High Quality Video Feed Onto Mac From Dvd Player?

Record high quality video feed onto mac from dvd player? - saving analog video

What is the best way to get the video stream from a DVD player to take (white red and yellow audio and video cables - What is the Son is called, anyway?) And save it as a high-quality video on - a MacBook?
What free software is not Mac to record this stream?
I need a digital / analog converter and if so, what the best price?
Is a DVR?