Using streamclip to make mpeg file

I created four movies using Fincal Cut Studio2 and then burned them to a DVD-R using iDVD 7.0.4.
The menu on the dvd offers the option of selecting any of the four movies.
I want to make one of the menu items into an mpeg format using Streamclip 1.9.2.
Is this possible? I have tried playing around with this and have not been successful. Can somebody tell me if this is possible and if so walk me through the steps to accomplish this?
Thanks,
Jill

There must be more than one VOB file? You need to convert the entire folder.
You need to convert the VOB files back to DV which iMovie is designed to handle. For that you need mpegStreamclip:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/mpegstreamclip.html
which is free, but you must also have the Apple mpeg2 plugin :
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mpeg2/
which is a mere $20.
Another possibility is to use DVDxDV:
http://www.dvdxdv.com/NewFolderLookSite/Products/DVDxDV.overview.htm
which costs $25.
For the benefit of others who may read this thread:
Obviously the foregoing only applies to DVDs you have made yourself, or other home-made DVDs that have been given to you. It will NOT work on copy-protected commercial DVDs, which in any case would be illegal.

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