Importing DVD media into DVD Studio Pro 4

Hello all. Here's my quandy.
I recorded some material to a series of DVD's from Betacam masters. The DVD's were recorded on a Sony DVD recorder (dont' know the model off hand) on DVD-R media. I would like to import the material into DVD Studio Pro 4 so I can create a single disc containing all material.
For some reason I cannot import the files from the disc. I used the import command and received confirmation that files were imported but when I tried to play them in the preview window the clip would play for a couple of seconds and then stop cold.
I'm a novice here, so take that into account when telling me what stupid pilot error mistake I'm making. Deal? Thanks.
Marc

What Aldershot said...
If the DVD-R with your clips on was recorded and made into a disc that you can watch in a DVD player then you need to extract the MPEGs from the folders on that disc, which you can then import into DVDSP.
You need to use elementary streams - that is video and audio separate. If you are using MPG files it is likely that they are combined audio and video and will need splitting apart. MPEG Stream clip is one option, another is bbDEMUX which I tend to use more frequently. There are other tools available as well - hunt through Version Tracker or just google for them.
Welcome to the world of DVD!

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