Import to imovie from dvd

I record some public meetings from the television onto a DVD. They appear as a folder on the DVD called VIDEO_TS, which contains six items entitled
file:///Volumes/DVD_VIDEO_RECORDER/VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.BUP
file:///Volumes/DVD_VIDEO_RECORDER/VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.IFO
file:///Volumes/DVD_VIDEO_RECORDER/VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.VOB
file:///Volumes/DVD_VIDEO_RECORDER/VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_0.BUP
file:///Volumes/DVD_VIDEO_RECORDER/VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_0.IFO
file:///Volumes/DVD_VIDEO_RECORDER/VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_1.VOB
I need to put portions of these meetings on a website and would like to use iMovie to prepare them. Is there a way to import these recordings into iMovie '11?
MacBookPro 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM, Mac OS 10.6.6, iMovie '11.

QuickTime also requires the MPEG-2 Playback Component (sold at the Apple Store for $20) to work with these files.

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I have recently had over an hour of old home movies without sound (Super 8mm, not video tape) professionally transferred to a DVD. The DVD was delivered in both VIDEO_TS (VOB) and in MPEG 2 formats.
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Okay Guys, I need a lot of help.
I am new to mac and I love it. I used to use Pinnacle Studio 10. I have a lot of old camcorder tapes which through the use of a tape adapter I am able to play camcorder tapes in the VCR. Then connect the VCR to elgato eye tv. I use the eye tv VHS assistant and play my movie into elgato.
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The file could not be imported: The file “MacBook/Volumes/backup drive/EyeTV Archive/My VHS Tape - 9/10/06 9_21 PM.eyetv” can’t be imported; QuickTime couldn’t parse it: -43
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DVD back for future editing
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//discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=3822853&#3822853
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from. Bobby Keene
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//danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6010.shtml
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When I want to import to iMovie, it requests to open iPhoto before I can see the library...
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hello
i don't know if any one had this issue and if its something that i have been doing incorrectly,
i have alot of movies on my iphoto and tried to upload to imovie.
the program does not respond!
i tried uploading from the hard drive and got the same result.
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i have alot of movies on my iphoto and tried to upload to imovie.
the program does not respond!
iPhoto only requires a movie be playback compatible for it to be imported. iMovie requires a file be "edit" compatible before it will import the file at the "Finder" level.
i tried uploading from the hard drive and got the same result.
the only time the imovie actually respond is when i upload directly from my camera
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Sony Carl Zeiss Lens 40x Optical Zoom Handycam - Yes but this referes to many different types.
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