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I have had an interest in video editing ever since I got my first Mac 4 years ago. I have a friend that wants to see if I can take 2 video clips that are on dvd's and put them together. I would love to learn how to do this since I am very active in my local church here and we are trying to do lots of new things with video. What do I need to get started and what is it going to cost me. Go easy on me, I don't know all the tech terms, very new to all of this. I have done some projects in iMovie with still photos and one project using a ditigal camera that I put a short film together, turned out ok, but would like to do things better. I will stop rambling now. I lied, one more question, is there a class anywhere on the net to learn these things or even a place to take a class somehere in the Chicagoland area. I have gone to some classes at the downtown store, but that was just enough to make me want more. Thanks!!

Ok, let me just stink to the most important need at hand.
I have two video clips that are on DVD's that I want to be able to edit and put together as one video clip. Is there a way to pull the video from the DVD's and edit them in iMovie. I know that I either need additional software or maybe even some hardware. I don't even know where to start.
The final project I want to be able to put together for this friend so that she can use it to show for fund raising for a child care agency here in my town.
Thanks and sorry for the first ramble.

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