Working with family DVD in iMovie

Hi all,
I need to import and old family DVD into iMovie and then do some edits and then create a video to save and later stream on apple tv and iPad.
BTW: now I am on imovie 11 and ML 10.8.5 - BUT I also have access to mavericks and new iMovie if that is better - please let me know.
Q: What is the best way to import/convert the dvd into a format that iMovie can easily import (without importing/and converting it a second time)
Also, what is the best format to save as a video file for howing on apple tv and also ipad?

Q: What is the best way to import/convert the dvd into a format that iMovie can easily import (without importing/and converting it a second time) 
A：To import/convert dvd to iMovie, you can refer to the tutorial below: http://www.iorgsoft.com/DVD-Ripper/import-dvd-to-imovie.html.  
Q: what is the best format to save as a video file for howing on apple tv and also ipad?
A:
1. Apple TV Video Formats： 
H.264 video up to 1080p, 30 frames per second, High or Main Profile level 4.0 or lower, Baseline profile level 3.0 or lower with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file format;
MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats;
Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format    
2. iPad supported formats：primarily those based on the MPEG-4 standard        
iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina display Supported Video Formats :
H.264 video up to 1080p, 60 frames per second, High Profile level 4.2 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats;
MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats;
Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format

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