Getting video from my camera into FCE via Quicktime?

I got a bunch of footage from some DVDs burned ("finalized") in our Sony Handycam (not Firewire compatible). Each disc has a folder called "video_ts" containing files with the following extensions: bup, ifo, and vob.
I can't import any of them or open them in FinalCut and a person in the FC forums said I need to convert these files using MPEG Streamclip coupled with the Quicktime MPEG2 component using a DV video codec and uncompressed Audio and I should be good to go.
TWO QUESTIONS (finally): Do I need Quicktime Pro or just regular Quicktime? Does this solution sound good to all of you?
Thanks so much in advance.

If you own Final Cut Pro the application gives you QT Pro (part of its install activates the Pro features).
I don't own it but it may ship with the MPEG-2 component as well. Look in the HD/Library/QuickTime folder for it.
Big OOps and an edit.
I just noticed the "Express" part in this subject. Me bad.
Doesn't Apple offer an "Express to Pro" upgrade? It seems to save your at least $50 because of these inclusions.
MPEG Streamclip is a great free product and a newer version was released a few days ago.

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