Editing from DVD TS files on Final Cut

Hi,
I'm sure this is old news to anyone here, but I've been editing on final cut for years with quicktime files and now have a job to do requiring me to capture from playable DVD. I have tried this once before with pretty average and frustrating results.
Does anyone know of a simple way to edit in Final Cut from DVD TS files? Perhaps I need to use IMovie or something different? Or perhaps I can open a TS project, and save on two generations of compression damage?
Any tips would be much appreciated, thanks.
Powermac G4 Dual Mac OS X (10.3.9)

DVDxDV. This program works great. Converts DVDs to NTSC DV.
http://www.dvdxdv.com/NewFolderLookSite/Products/DVDxDV.products.htm

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