Putting clips of a real movie into my own movie

I want to create an iMovie using pictures and videos of my own but I would also like to add some clips from a real movie. I have the movie on DVD and VHS. Is it possible to put clips of this real movie into my home movie?

Welcome to Apple Discussions Randy,
You can use any compatible movie file in iMovie. Here is a list of suggested file types for use with iMovie: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3356
If the footage you want to use is only available on DVD and VHS (as opposed to a video camera) you have a few options.
Assuming these are your own homemade DVD, you could rip the DVDs (Do a google search for "DVD rip Mac" or buy a product like http://store.apple.com/us/product/TX414LL/A?mco=MTY3ODQ5OTY) into a movie file and then import that file to iMovie.
You could have a company convert your VHS tapes into movie files for you (there are many companies out there that do media conversion) or buy a convertor like http://store.apple.com/us/product/TS561LL/A?mco=MTY3ODQ5OTY and do it yourself.
Cheers

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