Dvd to macbook to ipod....

Hi im new t the mac world ( just got my macbook yesterday)
however i've been trying to download a dvd into my ipod...
I've tried ripping the dvd to the mac and then download it into my ipod (which i also bought yesterday lol) However the audio was getting messed up.
So i tried a few times!
so what software would you suggest ( it has to be freeware) or what have i been doing wrong
THANK you!
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Discussions about ripping aren't allowed per the terms of use. There are lots of other forums where this is allowed.

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Being on a Windows platform I have tried Videora iPod converter, PQ DVD Converter, Cucusoft and the tutorial based on DVDx and Xilisoft, but they all have one or more severe shortcomings, such as audio being out of sync, wrong proportions, mediocre picture quality.
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BeSweet can also be obtained from a number of locations on the internet. Google for BeSweet to obtain a suitable location for download. In this tutorial the following software was downloaded from http://dspguru.doom9.net/
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AUDIO_TS
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.IFO - Information file
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VTS012.VOB
VTS013.VOB
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Due to a bug in QuickTime 7.0.3 the Movie to iPod (320x240) export setting do not work when video is MPEG-2. What happens is that QuickTime will start exporting the movie and update the status until it reached 17%. At this point QuickTime will chrash. Once Apple has fixed this issue you don't have to manually set all the correct options as described in note 6. Then you can simply select the Movie to iPod (320x240) option directly.
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MPEG4
H.264
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Pictures: Same as source
Sync: Same as pictures
320 x 240 if 4:3 or 320 x 180 if 16:9
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A video rate of 622 kbps results in 750 kbps when audio is 128 kbps and is the setting used by QuickTime when selecting the internal Movie to iPod export option. The iPod can handle 768 kbps video + 160 kbps audio so the video bitrate can be raised to say 750 kbps. However the quality difference between a video rate of 622 kbps and 750 kbps is marginal.
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