Going from DVD to final cut

Hey guys, i really need more help here, i need to know how to get a dvd, that i made on idvd, back into a form that can be put in to final cut hd 4.5. If there is a way to do this, please let me know. Thanks a lot everyone.

From a quality standpoint, you'd be better off capturing from the original tapes. However, if they're no longer available, you have two ways to get DVD footage into FCP:
1. Use a program (like DVDxDV) to rip and convert the footage to an editable format, then import those into FCP.
2. Connect a DVD player to your DV device and capture as you would any other non-controllable video source.
-DH

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I don't know how new you are to Streamclip but there are 2 DVs and the one you want is got via QuickTime as Tom said.
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Then I found the original file using finder, and dragged it into Final Cut Express, which did put the file there, and I can hear the audio in the sample player, but when I try to play it in the sequence, this weird beeping happens.
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Welcome to the Support Communities!
The share to DVD settings in Final Cut Pro X use the Dolby Digital settings which are stereo for DVDs. So this can’t be done directly in Final Cut Pro X.
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I don't have Final Cut yet, I need to do my demo reel, I don't have access to my files at work anymore, can I get the DVD movie and import my shots in Final Cut? Can I get frame by frame from the DVD movie disc?
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What progrograms do I have to use in order to get file out of the DVD-vobs, that Final Cut Pro can read an work with
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-DH

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