Can you import from a DVD or file?

I have not yet gotten my Macbook. I haven't had any time with iMovie yet either. My question is I want to edit and re-record some home movie footage. It has either been imported to my old computer as an AVI file, or it's on a DVD recorded from a camcorder to a set top DVD recorder. I see it's easy enough to connect a firewire camcorder to a Mac and capture/edit with iMovie. But can you grab video from other sources, such as the ones I listed? Like playing back the dvd in the drive and capturing the video from the dvd in real time? Thanks.

Hi Icseds:
You will need to convert those files and the DVD into something that iMovie can import.
Using Mpeg (DVD) footage
http://danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6010.shtml
Here are some helpful tools:
MPEG StreamClip:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/mpegstreamclip.html
Apple MPEG2 PlayBack Component:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mpeg2/
DVDxDV
http://www.dvdxdv.com/
Sue

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