Extracting from DVD to FCP

Greetings,
I need to extract a 30 sec commercial from a DVD to edit it in FCP and then add subtitles to it in DVD SP and burn it to DVD again.
My question is, for a 30 second commercial that is 720x480 NTSCP, what are the best settings fo extracting the video? Which one would give the best quality?
I notice that I can copy the .vob by opening the DVD on the finder and import it to FCP. Is this the best way to do this? Or should I use something like MacTheripper or Handrake instead?
Lasly, after I edit it in FCP, what is the best setting get it to DVD SP at the best quality?
Many Thanks in advance!

I would still use Mpeg Streamclip to convert it before you edit it. the reason being that the VOB file you bring in is going to be an Mpeg2 video file and that is a GOP structure (group of pictures) so you will be making an mpeg of an mpeg. Not ideal. Best be is, especially if it is only 30 sec, to convert to a Quicktime movie in Streamclip (free download by the way) and then add what you need to add. Then, export to compressor, use any of the DVD best quality settings, then go into the quality tab of the inpector in Compressor (make sure you have the setting highlighted in the batch window) and bring the quality setting up as high as it will go. I think you can only get VBR to 7.7 average and 9 or so best.
then add the audio portion and the new mpeg2 into studio pro and you're done.

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