Pulling video from dvd at highest quality for use in Final Cut

i am a high school bb coach and i got a couple tv games on DVD from the TV station. i want to add them into my highlight video - but the quality is poor when i use hand brake then convert with mpeg streamclip... am i doing something wrong - or is there a better way to get this done.
thanks

Just use MPEG Streamclip. No need to use Handbrake. Export out in the format you want to edit in. Export a quicktime file like DV/DVCPro NTSC. Export a quicktime file. This will work in FCP.
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