What do you mean by "I tried DVDFab, but Pinnacle did not recognize the format, so did DVD Shrink..." ?
What kind of video formats does your Pinaccle software accept? AVI, mp4...? When you try to import any video, what is available/suggested for file extensions?
You might have to convert the clips to something that Pinaccle can read...give more info..
I had a mess a w=hile back with a program called bitripper.. seemed to do a way better job than fair use wizard.. (look in the "usual places" for it.. I pay for nothing.. especially on an OS I won't have on my hardware.