Hi,
You can use DVD Decrypter and VOB Edit to pull the video and audio clips off the DVD. instructions can be found here:

http://www.digitalfaq.com/edit/editdvd/editdvd.htm

Alternatively, if you happen to have Ulead Movie Creator 3, it has a feature to edit existing files on a DVD. I use it just to pull the mp2 files off the DVD (it keeps the audio and video in the same file). It creates a temporary video file as it thinks you are going to use it to do the rest of the editing. So just go to the directory where those temp mp2 files are (while Movie Creator is still open) and grab the files into Vegas. Edit and save in Vegas, then exit Movie Creator without completing the process and it will erase those temp files.

Hope this helps.

Galen

There are also some DVD to AVI rippers on the market. My favorite, and the only one I've found that doesn't screw up the fluidity of the video, is the ImTOO DVD Ripper found here:

http://www.imtoo.com/dvd-ripper.html

You'll also need a good quality DV codec. I use the Main Concepts one which cost me about $50 and is the best one out there. Actually the Vegas one is better, but you can't use it outside of Vegas. If you don't want to spend the $50, there is a free Panasonic one available if you look.

Thanks for all of the help.

I'll get the termonology down soon. I hope.

Todd

Or just do an analog capture from a DVD player.