Converting zip drive to work with imovie

I download a lot of clips to my computer. When they are in a zip format what format do I convert the clip to so that it works with imovie when I use an internet converter like Zamzar. When I convert normal clips I convert to mp4 but that is not an option for zip files. What do I use now

zip is not a video codec/format but a compression algorithm.
Frankly, there's little benefit in compressing modern video formats which are highly compressed - you can end up wasting time to get a file slightly smaller or even larger than the original.
You simply need to decompress the zip 'archive'/folder and the movie within may or may not be iMovie compatible.
If it won't load direct to iMovie use something like Quicktime or MPEGStreamclip to convert to apple intermediate codec which is big but compatible for editing purposes.

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