Easiest way to rip a DVD into Final Cut Pro

I need some help. What is the easiest and fastest way to rip a DVD (non copyrighted) onto my harddrive so that I can use the video files in Final Cut Pro. Right now I'm using Handbrake to rip it into MP4 format and then using MPEG Streamclip to covert that to DV video. The Problem with this is that it takes forever for streamclip to covert it to DV. Is there a faster program than this? I was using FFmpegX but that made all of the files in fast forward speed. Thanks for the suggestions in advance.

I have used the standard version of this. There is also a Pro version and even a trial version. It works slick! I use FCE but I assume it works the same as FCP. Good luck-

http://www.dvdxdv.com/

How long does it take to rip a DVD in this program?

Easiest way to rip a DVD 4 FCP

there is no "easy" way. Thanks to Larry Jordan's encyclopedic knowledge, you have some options:

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The key problem is how to convert the video on the DVD into something the computer can read.

You have three choices:

1) Feed the video out of the DVD into a capture card, which digitizes the data and feeds it into Final Cut.
2) MPEG Streamclip
3) DVDxDV

The last two are software.

Once you've created the video, you import it into Final Cut and edit away.

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I settled on DVDxDV and had a relatively easy time of it. It's a good program but make sure you learn and understand its procedures before starting. If you're dealing with an HD source and squeezing it into DV format, change the anchor point to -25%. There are other ways of doing this, but I have found it the most convenient.

Good luck

Sam