Extracting Video from DVD?

A while ago I converted all of my family VHS tapes to DVD. However, I would now like to go back and add photos and new menus to the video. What is the easiest way to extract the content from my current DVDs (containing old menus and video footage) so that I can use it in DVDSP to burn new DVDs.
I would like to keep the video in a burnable format (like MPEG2) so I don't have to transcode it too many times and definitely want to keep the chapter markers in place. If it helps-- I edited with FCS and burned with DVDSP.
Thanks for any help.

I suggest to different methods. A cheap method is to download handbrake and rip the dvd using h.264 to get maximum quality. You can find handbrake by google.
The second is a lot better. Hook a dvd player up using a converter box, like a pyro, that converts a composite or component signal to firewire. Create an easy setup for an uncontrollable device. Then log and capture it into final cut pro with that easy setup. It is simple to do, gives you a great image and opens the door to many other projects later down the road. VHS, Laser Disk, DVD conversion, etc. Could be a money maker in a lot of areas.
David

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Hi. i have a reel of my cinematography work that i
edited on iMovie and burned to a dvd. now i want to
extract that footage from the dvd and post it as a
QuickTime file on my website via iWeb. how can i do
this? i have toast titanium - is that any use? do i
need to download some kind of converter? any freeware
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