Can I edit DVDs On emac superdrive?

A friend filmed my horseride on her video camera then downloaded that onto a DVD. I thought I could bring that home to my emac and edit it down to the few moments the horse and I look good and make a new DVD from that. So far I can't seem to find anything that allows me to do that. All I can get the dvd to do is play the entire 21 minutes.
I know that I took video footage and edited it on my computer about a year ago but I can't remember the details. I know it did not involve a DVD.
Can anyone jumpstart my brain? I have read every "help" possibility on my computer with no luck so far.
Thanks,
Laura
emac superdrive Mac OS X (10.3.9)

My emac has IDVD and IPhoto and PhotoStudio and I just found imovie. I don't have an icon in the dock for iMovie so I forgot it was there. I can tell this is what I used a year ago to edit some film footage. I just tried to use it to import the dvd material but had no luck.
I know my emac has the capacity to read and burn CDs and read and burn DVDs but - obviously- I barely know what that means.
I appreciate your attention to this question!
Laura
emac superdrive Mac OS X (10.3.9)
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