Saving video from DVD drive

I usually import video into Final Cut Express from an external DVD player. Is there anyway to import or save video from the DVD drive on the Mac Pro?

If it is not encrypted and copyright protected, you can simply copy the video_ts folder onto you computer. Then use a free program like mpegstreamclip to convert the .vob file into a codec that you want to edit in. I use the DV codec for sd video. Then you can import it into FCS.
If it is encrypted or copyright protected, I don't believe you can do it legally.

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