Capturing files from DVD-discs

Hi
I'm having problems capturing files from an existing DVD ”.VOB”-files. The video is OK - but the audio is missing.
What can I do???
Minibikini

VOB files are specially formatted muxed (multiplexed) MPEG-2 files. Try using MPEG Streamclip (freeware) to demux and convert the DVD's VOB files into whatever format matched your FCP Sequence settings.
-DH

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