Best video format - MP4, DV, MOV...?

Hello!

I'd love your advice on the best video format for use in iMovie 10.1.1.

In 2009, before that I migrated to Apple, I scanned some 50 family Hi8 videos. Later, when I migrated to Apple, I had to convert it into a format compatible with iMovie. Then, I don't have time to go further. Now that I'm retired I would edit the videos but I find myself with sometimes up to 4 versions of the same file, with very different sizes, and I don't know who should I choose and I should delete. For example, these are four versions, I have a video:

Format size

TS 1.55 GB (in the Finder, it says that it's MPEG-2)

DV 9,55 go

MP4 772 MB (in the Finder, it says that it's MPEG-4)

MOV 5.53 go (in the Finder is said that it is the QuickTime video)

Sometimes it's the MPG format.

So my question is, what format should I keep? If I have to choose between quality and file size, I would choose quality.

I see that iMovie recognize the DV MP4 but not TS and MPG formats. Which simplifies my choice, I think.

To my surprise I see also that iMovie doesn't recognize the QuickTime files, even if it's an Apple software!

I sought an answer to my question elsewhere on the Internet, but I found conflicting reports. Where did my posting on this forum.

Thank you very much for taking the time to answer!

MP4 is a delivery format, meant to be watching.   DV is a less compressed format designed for publishing.  If Mp4 files will occupy less space than DV files.  However, you can change them both.  iMovie will accept both.  I would like to keep both.

My thought is that I edit in DV and export to Mp4 to watch.  If you burn it to a DVD, you will get the MP2, which is very highly compressed, designed for viewing, but terrible for editing.

Don't forget to back up your movies before doing anything.

I'm not sure that this link will work, but if this is the case it may be useful.

Whats better dv or mpeg

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