Getting video onto my ipod

I am having problems importing video to my itunes. I want to import some of my favourite movies. When I go to import then open. I have a list of options to open from the video file. When I select a variety of the files nothing happens. Is there a specific file I"m suppose to open in order to get my dvd to transfer into my itunes? HOw do I get my movie into itunes?
Thank you

that red and blue monster cable is a sound only cable. There is another type of cable that looks similar but "splits" into 3 ends, 2 for sound, 1 for video - most people call it an AV Cable, or a mini-plug to Av Cable, or some variation of that.
If you have a Apple iPod AV doc:
For video: you should go buy an S-video cable (better quality). plug it into the dock and into your TV. make sure to switch your tv to the video source that corresponds with your cables (eg, video 1, video 2).
For sound: Your current cable will work for sound just fine. The mini plug side goes into line out, the other side goes into your stereo/tv (the red one goes to red, the blue one goes to white).
if you DO NOT have an Apple AV dock
You need to go buy an AV cable from apple or radio shack.
one end looks like a normal headphone plug and goes into you ipod.
the other end splits into 3 connectors, usually colored Yellow, Red and White. If you describe it to them at radio shack this way they will know what you mean.
Yellow = video
Red and White = sound
(if the colors don't match exactly your still probably ok, but I would be concerned that its not a standard AV cable if they don't give you a cable with at least one connector that is colored Yellow)
IMPORTANT NOTE: I have had problems getting some AV cables to work with an ipod, so the guaranteed route is to get the one from apple.

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