Video converter from dvd to ipod

can someone please tell me a free video converter to convert videos from a dvd to my ipod and tunes

Thank you for your posting, which is very helpful, however it will be better if you can post on the Video forum as well
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=807
By the way, I must say that it is a very good post

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