Importing my dvd into ihome hd

I NEED HELP! i have made a movie with some of my buddies for a school project and i need to edit the movie we made. we made it on my friends camera and then on his windows computer we made it into a dvd. i put the dvd into my computer and it will play fine on the dvd player. i can watch it as much as i please yet i need to edit it. i have constantly tried to import it but it somehow it does not work. please give me some suggestions because the project is due this monday!
thank you

Hi dale jr rules:
Welcome to discussions!
You need to convert those files into something imovie can understand if you want to edit them.
You'll need:
(I quote Karsten Schlüter here:)
get for 20$ the Apple
mpeg2 plugin
and for free the tool
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/
mpegstreamclip.html
Streamclip for converting mp1/2/4, divx, avi,
vob...
(with that combo you can NOT override copyprotection mechanisms! ... )
other tools are:
* DVDxDV, it
has a 30d trial period (testdrive sets a watermark)... and cost 25$
http://www.miraizon.com/products/products.html
Cinematize
* Mpeg2Works >25$ + Apple plug-in
http://danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6010.shtml
http://danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6018.shtml
or connect Your Camera to a DVD-player and copy to tape or import
trough if Your Camera handles that...
iMovie is a video edit app meant to work with firewire connected
miniDV camcorders
BTW-Tony Stewart rules as well..
Sue

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