Edit existing videos

Hi all!
I have some pieces (some different files) of a video and I'd like to put them together by editing them. I'd like to keep the original audio too, but it seems that I have to choose an audio file from my iTunes library. If not, iMovie HD edit the video apparently without any audio. How can I keep the original audio?

If a video file -- a movie -- contains both video and audio, the audio is automatically included when the movie is imported to the iMovie project. My guess is some iMovie feature isn't set quite right or you'd be able to hear it. You should be able to hear the audio when you play the video clip.
Note that the audio of a newly-imported movie does not show up in an audio track of the timeline; it's part of the video clip in the top track.
If you're not hearing any audio:
• Make sure the iMovie audio volume is not turned all the way down. Adjust the iMovie volume slider below the clip viewer. (Also make sure your Mac speaker volume is audible. It's a separate setting.)
• Make sure the audio checkbox for the video track is turned on at the right end of the iMovie timeline. For the checkbox to appear, the timeline must be in timeline mode, not clips mode.
• Make sure your iMovie preferences aren't set to mute the audio. The Mac's audio is muted when the Playback checkbox "Play DV project video through to DV camera" is turned ON.
• If all that fails, make sure the video contains audio. Try playing the source movie in QuickTime Player.
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    I've done some research online and apparently MPEG Streamclip's DV export options are pretty limited and other people have said to use the "Export to MPEG-4" or the "Export to QuickTime" which are more configurable.  Each of these requires a Compression Codec Selection.  Some have said to use H.264, but I've also read that you should not compress with H.264 if you're going to be doing editing.
    I do not care about file size, I want maximum quality.  The incoming DVD video is 1280 x 720 (HDTV 720p), what Compression selection do I select in MPEG Streamclip for "Export to MPEG-4" or "Export to QuickTime" to maintain the best quality for editing in iMovie?  I appreciate your help!
    Jerry

    Use Apple Intermediate Codec for best quality and best editing performance.
    If you have Final Cut Pro installed, you may have additional good options like ProRes 422.

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