LUKEARTS  I think they are referring to direct capture to disk of HDV, which none of the apple apps you suggest do with much ease or success. None of the applications to date allow direct disk capture from multiple source, to my knowledge.  
(Version 1.0)

LUKEARTS  Just use MPEG Streamclip on the dvd and go straight to DV without using Mediafork. If of course the DVD is encrypted then use MacTheRipper or the like to remove that first.

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/15466/mpeg-streamclip  
(Version 0.8.0b1)

LUKEARTS  use MPEG Streamclip and rip it straight to dv  
(Version 0.8.0b1)

LUKEARTS  Version 0.88(779) works great for me best version to date. It app just keeps getting quicker. Until now...

Version 0.90(800) cause a kernel panic on the main mac at boot. If the machine actually gets to the startup screen all graphics are completely heterogeneous and I am unable to do anything other than a hard reset.

Started in safe boot, removed .kext and restarted fine. I've since installed 0.88 again and all is working.

Mac mini : Intel Core Duo 1.66 GHz : 2 GB ram : OS X 10.4.9 : Gigabit ethernet  
(Version 0.90)

LUKEARTS  Why is it that everybody wants software for FREE. Yes you can do it with other more time consuming methods but personally I only have to use this once and in the time I have saved I have already made back the cost of the app. It's a small cost $8/$15 the cost of lunch and hey I could get that cheaper as well if I made my own in the morning, but some of us will get food out for the ease. I don't need a car either. I could take free methods like walk, if I had all the time in the world, but hey when you need to be some place you get in the car. So why should I pay for features that I can have for free?

I think a lot of the posts on this site unfortunately have 3 words in common, "Why", "Pay", "Free". I think FREE being the ultimate word.

People are cheap when it comes to software?

el-cravito, I think if this software was free then you would not be using your method you would be using this instead. So your deciding factor for not using this application and the reason you told others to avoid it was that it costs money??!!  
(Version 0.9b3)

LUKEARTS  Perfect! Just how a mac app should be!!

Integrates nicely with the browser. It seems to uses the cached file from safari, which makes it so much quicker than the other flash download tools like Tubestock which want to download the video again. It also is not limited to youtube it works on google video (confirmed) and other flash video sites? (according to the limited information thus far in the installer) Although I couldn't get it to work on AtomFilms (maybe the dev can look at this)

It is really quick at encoding the .flv into .mp4 and drops the file into your ~/Movies folder which is fine. A preference for a different location would be nice.

It then does something strange and opens up iTunes? Strange because it doesn't add the video to the iTunes Library? Personally I would prefer to not have the video added to my iTunes lib, but Im sure many would so again a preference setting would be nice.

All in all it is very simple to use and looks mac pretty to boot.

As a app that is in beta this looks very promising. Im now off to Pre-order this sexy little app.  
(Version 0.9b1)

LUKEARTS  I disagree strongly. You can upgrade to FotoMagico 2.0 express at no charge and it is not "crippled" it offers the same features as you currently have in version 1. The developer is not taking anything away from you and is not costing you any more. Boinx FotoMagico 1 is still a great app and if you do not wish to upgrade don't it is that simple. If you wish to have the new features of the pro version then pay the upgrade fee $30 is less than an hour of my time and this app has saved me many hours.  
(Version 2.0)