So am I right in thinking iDVD '08 doesn't import MPEG2?

Bit of a story...
Basically recorded some footage of my girlfriend doing a small gig at her old school. It was recorded on a Sony Hi-Def camera.
Unfortunatly, I cannot edit it on my iBook G4 800mhz because it is simply too old to use iMovie 08. But its fine using iDVD so I'd like to use that to author the DVD.
So, with this in mind I had to use my Dad's PC (sorry!) and edit the short film together using Pinnacle Studio 11. Which will then process the output to DVD compatible MPEG2.
However, on tryin to 'Add Movie' in iDVD 08 it didn't want to recognise the file
Is this the case with MPEG2's? If so, what format is best to import? I want to maintain the best quality I can.
Many Thanks

Correct, iDVD will not recognize an already encoded MPEG2. Part of what iDVD is create the proper MPEG. I believe Toast will burn a video DVD with an MPEG2 file and DVD Studio Pro (part of the Final Cut Suite) will accept MPEG2 files. To get iDVD to burn the material, it must first be converted to something iDVD can use. While I have never used it, I believe Streamclip will do this: http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-mac.html. Be advised, an uncompressed file will be MUCH larger, ie you will need a lot of disc space, than it's compressed counterpart.
To maintain the highest quality means developing a workflow that works for you. The material was imported on a PC, but in what format? On a Mac, the HD material would have been imported using the AIC codec for better editing. Generally, you want to use the least compression possible and not compress, decompress and re-compress...
Mike

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