Best Video Conversion Settings

I'm trying to convert all my AVI files to mp4 format so I can watch them from my iPod on my TV. What's the best program to do this with? And also, what are the best settings for the conversion? I'm looking for the best video and audio quality possible.
I have 200+ videos to convert (mostly TV shows).

Just to follow up on what Martin said: presumably your video is HD, rendered in Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC).
If you export the AIC as a QT movie (And as Martin said, NOT QT Conversion) and bring it into iDVD for your SD DVD, all should be good.
If you want Blu-Ray, you might want to invest in Compressor ($49) and Toast ($100 with plug-in); all should be good this way too.
For a simple one track DVD Blu ray or AVCHD disk, you could also burn directly from Compressor.
Good luck.
Russ

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Hi all,
Im just converting a few video files using AVS Medi to play on my Ipod and I'm wondering if anyone can give tips on what are a good set of balanced settings between quality and file size.
Im currently trying H.264 settings as I was led to beleive that H.264 produced very small file sizes....but the files seem huge to me...998MB for a 2 hr dvd....yes it looks great but I can do HD quality Divx for smaller...so Im wondering what Im doing wrong.
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