How to get my videos from my Aiptek to iMovie.

I am trying to import a video from my aiptek video camcorder into iMovie, but whenever i plug my camera into my mac with a usb port nothing shows up. When i go into the folder there is the files of my videos but they will only open in text edit, with a bunch of codes. They dont open up as videos like they should. Help?

As far as I know, iMovie will recognize only Firewire connected camcorders. If you are connecting with USB, it will never work.
If the memory card is removable, take it out and use a card reader to copy the video to your Mac.
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