How do I edit a DVD on FCP 4.0?

Hi...hope someone can help.
I've ripped a TV show (with consent of the producers) onto my computer. How do I convert that folder (a dvd file where audio_ts and video_ts are seperate) into a file that I can import and edit on FCP 4.0?
Thanks.

Hi...hope someone can help.
I've ripped a TV show (with consent of the producers)
onto my computer. How do I convert that folder (a
dvd file where audio_ts and video_ts are seperate)
into a file that I can import and edit on FCP 4.0?
Thanks.
Why don't you just use MPEG Streamclip and convert a sequence of VOB files into DV?

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