[MacDV] Moving a graphic file into iMovie

[Brian Olesky]

How do I put my logo on the front of a short video I'm doing?

When I import it as a .jpg file, it looks horrible on screen. Same thing
when I use a .tif, .bmp or .gif file. Do they just look bad in the iMovie
preview window, but they'll look fine when I burn to a DVD?

Which image file named above is best to use with iMovie?

And if I can import it, how do I adjust the color of the background of the
frame it'll appear in?

Finally, and this may be the best solution, I have a professionally produced
video with my logo on the opening frames, and it also incorporates a nice
graphic effect. I'd like to be able to just pull it from that DVD and import
it into iMovie, where I can just edit out the logo section, adjust it's
length, and use that for my video.

So last question, how do I rip that video to my hard drive (it's about 7
minutes long) and extract the section with my logo in a format I can use in
iMovie?

TIA,
Brian