Resurrect lost video

Hi All,
I've managed to lose an original FCE project. This project was completed some time ago but a copy of the final DVD is available.
I've now been asked to re-edit and add new content to this.
Can anyone tell me the best way to "backward engineer" from the video TS back into FCE with the least possible amount of video quality loss?
Many thanks,
TT

Hi
A. There will be - in all ways I know of Severe Quality loss. DVD is a delivery format
eg a 36Gb movie squezzed down to 4.5Gb
B. My ways are:
• connecting a miniDV tape Camera to a DVD-player and copy - or
• Roxio Toast™ which also can back engineer this
Still quality is lost.
Main advice. Re-do from original material.
ELSE
A. don't put a mini DVD into Your Mac unless it’s a trayloaded DVD burner/reader
B. Read what Karsten collected:
DVD back to iMovie:
.. and here the complete 'full 9 yards' ... :
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=3822853&#3822853
DVDs are in a socalled delivery format (mpeg2), which isn't meant and
made for any processing as editing... or, as honorable forum member
QuicktimeKirk stated: I use the analogy of the old Polaroid
"instant" cameras. Push the button, wait for the print to develop and
show it off. ..
for using the iLife apps, you have to convert'em first, in
recommended order, choose one of the following tools/workarounds:
• DVDxDV (free trial, 25$, Pro: 90$)
• Apple mpeg2 plugin (19$) + Streamclip (free)
• VisualHub (23.32$)
• Cinematize >60$
• Mpeg2Works >25$ + Apple plug-in
• Toast 6/7/8 allows converting to dv/insert dvd, hit apple-k
• connect a miniDV Camcorder with analogue input to a DVD-player and transfer disk to tape/use as converter
• Drop2DV (free) a free tool claiming to convert DVDs into dv-stream...
• Use iSquint for your conversions : www.iSquint.org
from: Bobby Keene
none of these apps override copyprotection mechanisms as on commercial dvds...
http://danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6010.shtml
http://danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6018.shtml
be nice to copy rights ^-^
... and, next time, try the forum's search-feature...
from Beverly M.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=42724
Yours Bengt W

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