DVD Studio/Compressor replace Toast?

Hey all:
Just got Final Cut Studio, figuring out what each program can do. I realize Compressor and DVD Studio Pro are optimized for getting QuickTime files ready for other formats, but can they perform Toast tasks like compressing VIDEO_TS ripped from MacTheRipper and burning onto a DVD-R? What I'm doing isn't illegal or anything: the movie I'm shooting has a scene where a DVD of Woody Allen's 'Manhattan' gets snapped in two. I own the movie and will snap that in half, but I want to make a copy so I still have 'Manhattan' for my viewing pleasure.
Anyway, I know I can do what I want with Toast, I'm just trying to figure out the limits of these Studio apps.
Thanks in advance for the help!
Michael

It's an odd movie that doesn't have enough spare budget to buy a second copy of a DVD!
To answer your question, DVDSP has a Format option, and if you select that you can point to the Video_TS folder you want to burn. It ought to work with the ripped Video_TS you have.
BTW, don't programs that rip a commercial DVD so that it can burn onto a DVD-R effectively halve the data rate? Your DVD-R copy may not look as good as the original.

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