Best format for new project.

I suspect the information I am seeking exists somehere in these forums, but I can't locate it here or in Apple's Help. Thanks in advance for your advice.
I am finding it hard to figure out which format to use for a new project. My confusion probably stems from the fact that iMovie is designed primary for use with a DV video camera, but that's not where I am starting from.
I have a bunch of mpeg-4 video clips that I imported using EyeTV from old VHS tapes. I can convert them to DV, but it takes a long time and the files are obviously MUCH larger. I notice that I can start an iMovie project in mpeg 4 format. Can I remain in the MPEG-4 format throughout the editing process and then burn with iDVD or Toast 7 with good results? (That it to say, similar in quality to transcoding to DV and working in that format.)
Thanks,
Greg

Can I remain in the MPEG-4 format throughout the editing process and then burn with iDVD or Toast 7 with good results?
I honestly don't know.
Why not do both with the same clip and see for yourself? You need two projects in iMovie, but you can add both to the same iDVD project. It will only cost you a DVD-R disc.

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