Importing old movies digitized from film - Help!!

Aloha:
I just had several old 8mm films digitized at Costco. How can I go about importing those resulting movies into iMovie, so I can edit them?
Thanks.
Dan Page Maui, Hawaii

Dan Page wrote:
.. Costco's output was on DVD, however, I am not sure what format it's in. ..
I assume, it is a DVD playable in any DVDplayer (app) ...
for import of DVDs into iM, the usual reply is copy/paste:
DVDs are in a socalled delivery format (mpeg2), which isn't meant and made for any processing as editing...
for using the iLife apps, you have to convert'em first, in recommended order, choose one of the following tools/workarounds:
DVDxDV (free trial, 25$, Pro: 90$)
Apple mpeg2 plugin (19$) + Streamclip (free)
VisualHub (23.32$)
Drop2DV (free, requires installation of ffmpeg parts, google for it...)
Cinematize >60$
Mpeg2Works >25$ + Apple plug-in
Toast 6/7/8 allows converting to dv/insert dvd, hit apple-k
connect a miniDV Camcorder with analogue input to a DVD-player and transfer disk to tape/use as converter
http://danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6010.shtml
http://danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6018.shtml
http://karsten.schluter.googlepages.com/convertdvdstodvs
none of these methods or tools override copy protection/DRM mechanisms.. advice on 'ripping' is a violation of the ToU of this board ..
be nice to copyrights ...

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