How to import high quality video into FCP Studio

I used Mac The Ripper to extract video off of some DVDs, that were NTSC.
I then used compressor to match the frame rate of my timeline, 59.94.
The video never looked great, even after I de-interlaced it. But after using compressor, this is the video noise I ended up with.
Is there a good way to extract from DVDs. What are the best settings in Compressor to get the best results?
My compressor settings:
File Extension: mov
Estimated file size: 2.75 GB/hour of source
Audio: multi-track passthrough
Video Encoder
    Format: QT
    Width: 640
    Height: 426
    Pixel aspect ratio: Square
    Crop: None
    Padding: None
    Frame rate: 59.94
    Frame Controls: Automatically selected: Off
    Codec Type: MPEG-4 Video
    Multi-pass: Off, frame reorder: Off
    Pixel depth: 24
    Spatial quality: 100
    Min. Spatial quality: 25
    Key frame interval: 24
    Temporal quality: 50
    Min. temporal quality: 25
    Average data rate: 6.554 (Mbps)

Thanks so much for you help! Your the best!
I will try MPEG STREAMCLIP again. My earlier version does not seem to be working.
The previous poster stated I needed to be the owner to rip DVDs. Yet, I just wanted to point out that there are two instances where you actually do not need to own copyright. As I mentioned I have the releases from the copyright owners. And mentioning Fair Use was inportant to know about as well. But you're right, not something to be cavalier about.
Definitely, what constitues Fair Use should be left to attorneys. There are very specific criteria that designates what is and what is not Fair Use. Happily the law has been recently changed so film makers doing documetnary work can editorialize, and commnet under the Fair Use doctraine and ripping DVDs under this doctraine is not punishable.
The courts are broadly interperting the law, and as this link shows, even Yoko Ono couldn't stop a film maker from using IMAGINE, by John Lennon.
http://reporter.blogs.com/thresq/2008/06/yoko-ono-denied.htmlhttp://

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