Moving movie files from Windows to iMovie

Hello, I have recently purchased a Macbook and have a number of home movies on VHS I want to edit and convert to DVD using iMovie. I do not have a analog to DV device to connect to my Macbook, but I do have one installed in my Win/XP machine. I would like to import the VHS tapes into the Windows machine, then transfer them to the Mac. I would like to do this without having to get a $200 or more Analog/DV device if I can help it.
My question is, what video format do I want to use to create the files on the Windows machine so when I transfer them to the Macbook they will be readable by iMovie and have both the video and audio and, if anyone knows, what application is better for this, Studio 9 or Ulead Studio 9.
Thanks in advance.
Macbook Mac OS X (10.4.8)
Macbook Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Hi Robert - welcome to the forum, and to the Apple MacIntosh world!
Just a suggestion - if you have a dv (tape) video-camera, then you can record from your VCR tapes, directly onto a camera-tape, and thence into iMovie, without further loss of quality. Should you not have such a camera, but are keen to do movie editing using iMovie, then that should be an essential Christmas present to yourself!

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