How do I import video from a dvd into iMovie '08?

Does anyone know how to do this?? The movie that I'm trying to import was created in iMovie on another Mac.....I burnt the movie onto a DVD, and I'm trying to import it into iMovie on a new Mac.
Any ideas or suggestions are very much appreciated!!

DVDxDV, VisualHub and MPEG Streamclip (free but requires $20 Apple Quicktime MPG-2 component) are three possibilities

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