Converting/Ripping movies for the Touch

Hi,
I have a Windows Vista PC and an iTouch 3rd gen. I have a few home made movies that are in either avi or wmv format that I would love to convert to be able to download and watch on my iTouch.
First - is there any free software out there that will convert these files? I found a handful that do not seem to work on Vista, or have significant limitations in their free mode. I tried to convert them in iTunes using the add file to library, but the movies did not show up in the library after selecting them.
Second, in my search for a converter I came across an App that claims to be able to take a movie off of a DVD and convert it to an iPod format of mp4. This tool is called "Wondershare DVD Converter Ultimate". Anyone have any experience using this tool? Does it work on all DVD's? Is this legal (assuming I own the DVD's)? If not this tool - is there another tool people are using to pull a movie off a disk in iPod format?
Thanks!
Glenn

I tried format factory (FF) on two movies I have but had less than good results.
I have one movie that is a .avi file. This movie was converted to mp4 by FF but when I went to add it to my iTouch I got a message saying it could not be added because it was not compatible. However, I was able to select it and then use the iTunes converter to turn it into a version that worked.
I also had a movie that was a .wmv file. This one converted to mp4 from FF and added ok to the iTouch. However, the video is all scrambled/garbled. I tried the same as above in using iTurns to make a second conversion but it said it would not because it already was in the right format.
So - a little bit of a pain on the first movie but acceptable results. Just did not work on the second movie.
If anyone has any other suggestions for a movie converter that works on windows (vista) let me know.
Thanks!

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