What is the best conversion format to work with FCU ProX?

I got a lot of old material from a client on Mpeg-2 (he converted it  from VHS tapes from his family). When I tried to import the media into the project. FCU Pro X did not recognize the file. Using Toast Titanium I converted it to MPEG-4 and was able to import it. The quality is not good though.
Is that the best compression format to use or shall I try something else?
What about importing a DVD into the project?
VOB aren't recognized as well

MPEG4 comes in a lot of different varieties. Generally speaking, it's not a format that FCPX is very happy with. You may or may not run into problems with it. (My recommendation to people who have such footage is is transcode ot to Pro Res.)
Pro Res is an excellent editing codec. I won't say that it's the perfect codec for all situations but it's the one i use for virtually everything that needs editing. I notice that Tom Wolsky just responded to a similar question and recommended DVCPRO 50. It's an excellent format and one that I've used in the past; the equivalent length files are about 2X Pro Res. Try a short test and see what you prefer.
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