Canopus Import Issue - Red Light, Yellow Light?!

Canopus ACEdvio
So I am importing DVD footage through S-Video and between FCP, iMovie, Quicktime Pro... whatever I get this problem
The video looks clear then its dark and blurry for about 15 seconds, then its clear, then its blurry and so on.
Anyways, its annoying and I cant properly capture DVD through S-Video. Here is the confusing part, it only happened on 2 of my 3 DVD's. It hasnt done this before.
Inside the G5, I see the Canopus card and a yellow light is on when its clear and a red light is on when its blurry.
PLEASE HELP!

Is that what that is? Is there any way around that? I am trying to edit a project for school.

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