Converting video from PC to Mac format using Handspring

I took some old videos out to a service to have converted, but didn't want a finished DVD so I could edit them. I got the data back on 2 dvds, one I converted and stored on an external drive. It was identified as DVD 2.m2p.mp4. This one loaded into iMovie 09 with no issues. I then tried to convert the 2nd disk and it went into iTunes when I tried to open it. It's title is DVD 1.m4v and will not transfer into iMovie. What do I do to get this into a movie format for editing?
Thanks

Where do I get the mpegstreamclip? The service that I used doesn't know anything about Mac, so they ran a sample and I brought it home and converted it. It came out like the second DVD. I assumed they did the same thing on both and really don't understand video formats all that well. I thought maybe it was something I did in Handbrake that caused the different results.

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Are you going to give us any additional clues as to what you are really asking here?
1) The "HT5409" in your subject title reference implies you are dealing with AVCHD content. If true, then how did you transfer them to your iPad and how did you transfer them from your iPad to your your MacBook Air platform? As the HT409 topic clearly stated, this can be very important. In addition, how are the files stored? For instance , have you extracted the MPEG-4 AVC content as transport streams or is the content still in the device recorded file form? Are you trying to edit the content or convert it to M4V, MP4, or MOV files directly?
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083
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Also check out the Photo Manager Pro app.
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QuickTime Pro does not play .wmv files. It doesn't export them without some other third party software.
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