rip -> cut -> burn :: what formats

[marvin*1*2]

hi all
i need to rip some dvds, maybe cut some scenes out and then burn the whole thing onto dvd.
figured i was gonna use imovie for cutting and idvd for making dvd menu and burning it.
right?

but in which format do i best rip it in the first place?

it scenes must be good enough quality to be able to show them on beamers.
thanks

 

[ChemiosMurphy]

I'd do DV NTSC 720*480...

 

[jackerin]

What I would do for maximum quality: rip the video stream I want, then open it in MPEG Streamclip and cut out the part I don't want losslessly (requires Quicktime MPEG-2 comp.), then save it back to MPEG.

Build the menu with iDVD then use the data-swapping technique to avoid reencoding.

But I tend to go for the most intricate solution...

 

[marvin*1*2]

But I tend to go for the most intricate solution...

oh nonono not good
needs to be simple yeah

i've tried handbrake which works fine for ripping an entire dvd, used mp4 is that good? or what fileformats would u recommend? again, it is for beamer, so quality would have to be not too bad.

maybe it would be smarter though to be able to just rip what i actually need, is there any ripper in which you can simply position a start and stop marker (somewhat like in final cut or so) to tell it to rip from here to there?