Is Mpeg2 the answer?

I want to take homemade DVDs and get them into iMovie for editing and sharing to YouTube. I used to be able to use MPEG Streamclip for that, but now get a message saying "You must install the MPEG-2 Playback Component before trying to export MPEG2 files!"
A couple of questions about that. In reading prior posts it says to use that, or a program called DVDxDV. Can anyone provide recommendations or comparisons of those two products?
Assume I buy the MPEG-2 software, is that something used in conjunction with MPEG Streamclip? Do I still drag the DVD to Streamclip and MPEG-2 operates in the background to create the proper format? If there are setting choices to be made, what do I select for wanting best possible video and audio quality for YouTube?

Yes, You need the Apple MPEG2 QuickTime Playback Component (available online from Apple about $20)
Assume I buy the MPEG-2 software, is that something used in conjunction with MPEG Streamclip? Do >I still drag the DVD to Streamclip and MPEG-2 operates in the background to create the proper >format?
Apple MPEG2 QuickTime Playback Component works in the background MPEG Streamclip will use it with no intervention on your part.
Open the DVD. If the DVD Player starts up, shut it down. Look at the DVD in the Finder. Navigate to the Video_TS folder and drag the VOB files into MPEG Streamclip. If it offers to fix timecode breaks, say yes.
I use File/Export Using QuickTime in Apple Intermediate Codec at 100% quality in the original dimensions.
Message was edited by: AppleMan1958

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