Importing video files already on the computer

I have a few video files made with a cyberlink video editing program that are in MP4 format and present on the hard drive. When I try going to file and clicking import or add files, itunes says it is copying the files, but they dont show up in itunes. These are totally home videos with no copyright protection that were made on my computer. Can I import these into itunes and if so how exactly would I do it?
Any help is much appreciated.

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