Import Music from DVD?

I have a DVD with a concert and I'd like to be able to import the audio portion of it into iTunes and my iPod. Can this be done??

Robert, yes it can be done. There was an excellent post some months ago where NoName gave complete instructions (I have the copy). However, it was back in May and I've done a search but it appears it was too long ago to still be on file. I'll give it a go.
First of all download a copy of OSEx from macupdate. Then with it running, go to the Ti box (title) and check the main feature - you can tell by its length which one it is.
In the Ch list all the titles should be checked. Leave it like that. Don't worry about the An list. In the Aud list you should hopefully find contents in AC3 format - chose 2 channel, not 6. (Only check the one you want and make sure the others are unchecked.) In the Fmt list select Elem. Streams.
In the Seg list the choice is either Title or Chapter. I've found that Chapter works better. When I chose Title I ended up with one long track, no breaks. Click begin and you will be asked to select an output location. Desktop is the best bet, it will automatically create a folder.
Once you've done all this you will need to covert your files to AIFF or WAV, for this you can use either bd4togo or a52decX 0.25 (both from macupdate or versiontracker). It's just a case of drag and drop. Make sure you use the 48kHz option.
Once all that is done, simply go to iTunes and chose the Add to Library option in the file menu. Depending on what you want to do with the files, you may need to alter your settings in the Preferences menu Advanced - Importing. I've found that setting it to Custom with 192 kbs and 48 kHz gives me the best results.
A lot of it is trial and error, however I've used this method a lot of times now and it gets easier the more you do it.
What I should add is if you find that the files on your DVD are PCM, the quality is better, but extracting them is a lot more fiddly and I found that using Mac the Ripper and just selecting the audio was the best way to go.
Hope this helps. With a bit of luck NoName will read this and can steer you the correct way if I've got something wrong. I've plagiarized much of his (?) original post.
Good luck. Just remember, if I can do it, anyone can!
NikkiG

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Nigel
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Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
Hewlett-Packard EVON800
iTunes 7.4.3.1
CD Driver 2.0.6.1
CD Driver DLL 2.0.6.2
LowerFilters: Pfc (2.5.0.202),
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Current user is an administrator.
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RADEON IGP 350M
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Disk drive, FUJITSU MHT2040AH, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]
CD-ROM Drive, HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-4241N USB Device, Bus Type USB
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Track 1, start time 00:02:00
Track 2, start time 02:35:63
Track 3, start time 05:49:62
Track 4, start time 08:01:53
Track 5, start time 10:22:63
Track 6, start time 12:44:57
Track 7, start time 15:02:10
Track 8, start time 17:24:23
Track 9, start time 19:56:65
Track 10, start time 22:08:06
Track 11, start time 24:53:68
Track 12, start time 27:29:22
Track 13, start time 31:11:01
Track 14, start time 34:37:53
Track 15, start time 37:37:58
Track 16, start time 40:33:18
Track 17, start time 43:28:26
Track 18, start time 46:21:60
Track 19, start time 50:13:04
Track 20, start time 53:23:63
Track 21, start time 55:42:53
Track 22, start time 58:30:25
Track 23, start time 61:01:55
Track 24, start time 62:55:52
Track 25, start time 65:19:56
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Dell Inc. Inspiron 531
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Gracenote Submit 1.8.2.123
Gracenote DSP 1.8.2.34
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Track 3, start time 06:35:64
Track 4, start time 11:02:60
Track 5, start time 14:23:00
Track 6, start time 18:00:64
Track 7, start time 20:38:61
Track 8, start time 24:25:02
Track 9, start time 27:55:67
Track 10, start time 31:11:22
Track 11, start time 33:29:54
Track 12, start time 37:26:34
Track 13, start time 41:01:48
Track 14, start time 44:45:50
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