Using actual DVD footage in FCP projects

I produced some short movies using iMovie and have them saved as playable movies on DVD using iDVD. I want to incorporate these short movies into a project I am putting together using Final Cut Studio.
What is the best way/software to use to rip my previous movies so that I can use them again as part of my new project. My movies are unprotected so in theory this should be straightforward to do but I don't know where to start.
I have looked at the DVD file structure and all the files are 'Video_TS VOB' files and I have no idea which files are which.
I basically need a way of cutting my movies from my DVD and then being able to reuse them as part of another DVD.
Any help would be appreciated

Do you have the original source file used to make the DVD? Use those if you can. But MPEG\Stream clip with transcode those VOB file sfor you no problem. I believe QT will open VOB as well. Make sure you export then uncompressed.
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