Issue with importing & editing mini DVDs

We used a Sony mini DVD camcorder 2000-2005.  I have about 25 discs that I converted into AVI format which obviously iMovie does not support.  I have used Toast Titanium as well as several other programs to convert files to m4v, mp4, mov, dv.  Some don't show up in iMovie which I assume means they aren't supported.  Other however will import into iMovie events but the video is all 1 clip and the option to split them is not available.  Does anyone have suggestions on what format to convert AVI to so that I split the events in iMovie and then make projects out of each of them?
jason

I would suggest using a free app called MPEG Streamclip, from Squared 5.
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