H.264 Settings

After finally getting DVD's to rip and transfer to the iPod, I was trying different settings. Tried the H.264 and it ripped fine and worked perfectly in iTunes. However, could not get to the iPod. I am sure it is a setting or two I need to adjust. Can anyone help me with proven settings. I did try this Link: http://howto.diveintomark.org/ipod-dvd-ripping-guide/ which was VERY helpful in getting DVD's to rip. The setting for H.264 didn't work for me in regards to getting the movie to iPod.The quality of H.264 is fantastic! Would love to get it to the iPod

I'm using Handbrake 0.7. I've had no problems getting h.264 into my iPod. Settings have been default or close to it... I don't usually change much; I've tried bit rates of 400 and 768k; picture sizes of 480 and 320 (w); 1-pass and 2-pass. It all works, but I understand other (older) versions don't work as well.

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