Organizing movies for Aperture?

Hi All.
Can I put all my movies in one folder before importing to Aperture or should I keep them in folders according to topic? Also, is there a preferred format for these or do I need to convert any over to another format?
I am organizing movies so that I can see them in Aperture and now have them in a "To Sort" folder in my Movies folder.
I have the following format in various folder which are ostensibly organized by topic:
.mov
.mp4
.wmv
.m4v
.iMovieProject
.avi
.rcproject
- and -
.key
.pdf rcproject
In some cases (rcproject and iMovie) I believe I was simply testing out software. In other cases these likely came from my old Windows XP Hard Drive.
I am moving to Keynote (.key) format for presentations but am not sure if these go into Aperture and I'm interested to know if the movies should be converted (say with something like Handbrake).
Thanks for any help as I get her tidied up.
- Jon

Hi. Thank you.
It has been a bit of a long haul here with a lot of data but I will be relieved when it is all on the mac.
So, can you help me a little further with a couple of things?
First, I gather you are OK with my just dumping them all in one folder and importing that folder, then sorting them in Aperture? I think they are not as organized as they should be and it would make sense to sort them in Aperture.
Second, do you happen to know if all the formats listed will go into Aperture or whether I need to convert some of them?
Lastly, can you help me with the idea of backing up with "Vaults"? I am not clear on whether or why there would be a need to backup data that "belongs" to a database such as iTunes or Aperture in a manner that is different from a normal backup. I mean, I am backing up incrementally using Time Machine and I am backing up off site using Carbon Copy Cloner. Wouldn't either of these suffice? I mean, what is the ddifference between either fo these methods and Vault?
Thanks a bunch,

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http://store.apple.com/us/product/D3380Z/A/quicktime-7-pro-for-mac-os-x
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