Old movies already on DVD's...How do I get them onto iMovie

Have already transferred old VCR tapes to DVD. Is there a way to get them into iMovie ?? I can not import.
Tx

Welcome to the  Discussion Forums.
I'd recommend reimporting from VHS to DV, but if you aren't prepared to do that you can convert your DVD's to DV with 3rd party software (I use mpegstreamclip - free, but you will also need the  QT mpeg2 playback component installed to use mpegstreamclip on mpeg2 files).

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