Converting personal DVDs to format to play on Iphone - how?

I have some personal DVDs created from digital movies I've taken with my camcorder. I would like to put these movies into a format that I can watch on my Ipod and would prefer a GNU, free or shareware utility if one is avialable. I am completely new to the Apple/Ipod/Iphone world and thank you for any help you can offer.
-Calvin

I use two pieces of software that will let you copy any DVD into a format (.mp4) that will play on the iPhone or in iTunes. This seems buggy on Windows Vista, so I use my laptop with XP and it works great.
DVDFab HD Decrypter will pull the info off the DVD and put it in a directory on your computer. This takes about an hour. You can get this program at www.dvdfab.com.
XviD4PSP is the second program I use that takes the extracted data and creates the .mp4 file. This can take 12 or more hours to process, so I usually run it over night. You can get this program at www.winnydows.com.
A 1-1/2 hour movie will end up being about 700meg, which isn't too bad and it looks great on the iPhone. Once the process is done simply open the file in iTunes to add it to your library and then synch it with your phone.

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