How do I import my personal DVD home video?

I have moved my old tapes of family videos to DVD. Now I want to load them to imovie, but there is no direct way to import a dvd. How do I do this?

Absolutely agreed. This "Sam Jim" guy (see his post just below yours) has only posted ads for their (sub-par and very expensive) converters so far.
Also see my dedicated post at https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3800678?tstart=0 .

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Realsandman wrote:
Guys - I am new to Apple. Please be patient !!
. In Windows, "Nero" comes in at around U$60, and is very flexible in file conversion, editing and DVD burning. Looking for similar.
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