Ripping Dvd settings?

[dougomite]

I am editing a reel and I am ripping footage off a dvd using 4media dvd ripper. The quality is so bad on every setting I use. I am trying mpeg4, quicktime, ipod, setting video qaulity to 2500 kbps, letterbox, full. Has anyoe else here used this ripping software? If so maybe I am missing a step.
Thanks,
Doug

 

[spinnerlys]

I use Handbrake, convert it to an MP4 file and the use QT Pro to convert it to a DV PAL/NTSC .mov, which then can be imported into Avid and FCP.

Settings should be as high as possible. That worked for me at least.

 

[dougomite]

Can't you just drag the mp4 to FCP? Or is it better to convert it to a .mov in Qt pro?

 

[LethalWolfe]

Use MPEG Streamclip to do the conversion into DV NTSC (or PAL if you live in a PAL country). As long as the DVD isn't copy protected MPEG Streamclip is all you need.


Lethal