Been trying to figure out how to get my own DVDs to my iPod. The right stuff is called HandBrake, and take a look at this easy tutorial. Note: Don’t use the AVC/H.264 encoding (as logic would suggest). Use MPEG-4 Video / AAC Audio. iTunes will import it and spit it back to your video enabled iPod without complaint.

Sadly, I have run across instances of DVDs that have multiple episodes, but which HandBrake reads as a single file. The entire thing is ripped into a single chunk. This wouldn’t be horrible, except that the audio disappears after the first episode. Grr.

Whatever. I have entertainment on the go, and that makes me happy.