Using youtube video with iMovie

I had a video on my computer a while ago and i posted it on youtube. since then, i have been deleting unwanted files on my computer, and i accidentally deleted this video. how do i get this video onto my computer?
i eventually need to burn the video onto a DVD, so the file format needs to be compatible with iMovie.

HI,
Follow the instructions here to download your video from YouTube.
http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=56100
iMovie supported formats: http://support.apple.com/kb/TA22875?viewlocale=en_US
Carolyn

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