Fastest option for dvd to ipod

I have read many of the posts for converting DVD to iPod. I noticed someone mentioned it took them 2 hrs to convert using QuickTime Pro which is what I was considering purchasing. As far as speed goes, is Videora faster than using QuickTime Pro? I am looking for the fastest option available under $50. Is it a matter of the program or how much free space my computer actually has to perform the task? Please advise.

I am looking
for the fastest option available under $50.
Maybe you should try VLC from http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ . It's a freeware media player which not only plays any kind of movie format but is also able to stream a movie to e.g. a mpeg4 file. I tried some DivX and mpeg movies. On my 1.6 GHz PC it takes about the half running time of the movie itself to convert it.
You can find a description how to configure VLC for this purpose here:
http://www.netzwelt.de/news/73065-tutorial-ipodvideos-schneller-erstellen-mit.ht ml
The description is in german but there are some screenshots, so maybe you can handle it also if you don't speak german. By the way, VLC is no DVD player, so if you want do convert a DVD, i think you will have to operate with the .VOB files.
greets, Kamil.
http://kamil-sladek.de/

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