Importing a DVD for Edit on FC 4

Is there a way I can import a finalized dvd into Final Cut Express for editing? I need to adjust audio in one DVD and then re-burn the dvd.
Thanks,
Gene

You need to transcode the MPEG-2 video from your DVD into QuickTime for use in FCE. There are several software products which do this. My favorite is DVDxDV, $25, as I recall.
http://www.dvdxdv.com/
This assumes, of course, that you have the rights do use the material and the existing DVD is not copy-protected.
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Obviously the foregoing only applies to DVDs you have made yourself, or other home-made DVDs that have been given to you. It will NOT work on copy-protected commercial DVDs, which in any case would be illegal.

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