upload from dvd

If you mean a home movie that you made.

Take a look at Cinematize 2, I've used it with iMovie 06 and iDVD 08. It has several modes of converting the data. One mode is called "lossless".

I have found it looks quite good in iMovie 06. (I have not tried it with iMovie 08 yet but it should work.)

Another method is to simply play the DVD and re-import it into iMovie (06 or 08).

Take look at the Canopus ADVC300. It comes with a nice Macintosh application that works flawlessly with iMovie 06.

http://www.canopus.com/products/ADVC300/index.php

//why not making use of the Search feature of this forum 😉 //

DVDs are in a socalled delivery format (mpeg2), which isn't meant and made for any processing as editing...

for using the iLife apps, you have to convert'em first, in recommended order, choose one of the following tools/workarounds:

DVDxDV (free trial, 25$, Pro: 90$)
Apple mpeg2 plugin (19$) + Streamclip (free)
VisualHub (23.32$)
Drop2DV (free, requires installation of ffmpeg parts, google for it...)

Cinematize >60$
Mpeg2Works >25$ + Apple plug-in
Toast 6/7/8 allows converting to dv/insert dvd, hit apple-k
connect a miniDV Camcorder with analogue input to a DVD-player and transfer disk to tape/use as converter

http://danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6010.shtml
http://danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6018.shtml

http://karsten.schluter.googlepages.com/convertdvdstodvs

none of these methods or tools override copy protection/DRM mechanisms.. advice on 'ripping' is a violation of the ToU of this board ..

+be nice to copyrights ...+