A REQUEST FOR GENERAL ADVICE : useful apps to use with idvd

Hi
My situation:
I have had an emac for 2.5 years, but only now have got around to using idvd, so i'm an idvd & digital video novice.
Secondly, i have imovie 3 & only idvd 2.
Over the 2.5 years, i ve built up a fair number of imovie projects & also various audio & video clips form the web.
First problem, is none of my imovie quicktime files or my web quicktime clips are transporting into my idvd project.
Okay - i found an app called MPEG streamclip which seems to be getting me ahead.
My post, is a request for further apps which people use & also web sites which offer support & advice on this complicated area of digital technology.
Thanks for your time
Didier

I have imovie 3 & only idvd 2
I wouldn't recommend anything other than iMovie for where you are now. Your problem is simply that iDVD2 will only accept iMovie2 and probably iMovie1. Either get iDVD3 or go the full way and upgrade to iLife4 or iLife5 where both versions of iDVD will read your iMovie files.

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