Idvd08 wont import ANY movie files at all

Idvd 08 wont import any movie files, I tried avi, mov, mp4, wmv... either through the drag and drop OR with Import and get an error , " File format not supported.
I tried making another User account, same error...
Tried the Permission Repair, same error...
This mac originally came with Ilife 06, and had the same error,
so I installed ILife 08, same error
Now, i have a mac at home , and it works fine on my mac at home, and I really need it at work, which is where I am now.
I have an Imac 10.4.11 2.16GHZ Intel Core 2 SDRAM and 1 GB 667 MHZ DDRS SDRAM, with tons of HD space...
PLESE HELP, I would sure appreciate it

I could be wrong but I believe iDVD will only work with QuickTime Movies made from iMovie or Final Cut projects.

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I'm working in iphoto 9.5.1 and Mavericks and have been for weeks. However, since my upgrade to Mavericks I've had no luck importing any movie file (.MOV,.mp4) into my library from either my iphone or my T2i Canon. Photos are fine. Videos are not.
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