Importing dvd content

i have been given high school football highlights on a dvd. these are raw clips, and i have been asked to edit these clips, add titles, etc. i am running the final cut pro editing suite, and am having trouble getting the clips off of the dvd i was given. fcp(4.0) gives me an error message when i try to import (1 recognized, 0 access denied, 1 unknown). apple dvd player plays the disc just fine.
i had someone try to convert the disc content into a different file type, in case there were some compatibility issues. he gave me back an mpeg4, which is supposedly supported by fcp. but fcp still gives me the same error message with the mpeg4. quicktime plays the mpeg4 just fine, and dvd studio will import the mpeg4. but i need to do the editing. imovie doesnt even let me select the mpeg4 for import (at least fcp lets me select it).
does anyone have any suggestion on how i can use these files in fcp? my fallback-fallback plan is to play the dvd on an external player and pipe it through my editing deck, and do a 'capture now'. but i would much rather be able to just import a usable computer file.
dual 2ghz g5 Mac OS X (10.3.9) final cut pro 4 hd editing suite
dual 2ghz g5 Mac OS X (10.3.9)
dual 2ghz g5 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Welcome to the forum.
New users should learn to use the search function (located in the upper right of the forum page) to avoid snide, snippity, rude or otherwise bad humored responses for grumpy forum regulars who are really tired of new users who believe that the world began with their problem - especially those questions that are asked daily if not hourly.
Not that I put you in that category.
Typing in 'DVD import' into the search function yielded these RESPONSES.
If you have any questions about the particulars, please post back.
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