Does anyone have any advice on ripping and converting magic instructional dvds for the iPod or iPad? I have tried several free software programs, as well as Roxio 2010. Roxio seems to have a audio/video syncing problems. Handbrake only recognizes one file as "the movie". Anyone?

I use AVS for nearly all my editing of any kind. You can find it at http://www.avs4you.com It's not free, but well worth it for what you get.

HandBrake

HandBrake every time.

If you're having issues with it, post a question in their support forum. Hint: provide an activity log.

A ripper that takes DVD or TS Video folders and outputs to H.264 or MPEG4 will work.

Win X DVD ripper (free version) is working nicely for me. I don't have a need for the upgrade but it's there if I decide so. What's nice is it lets you decide on the quality of the output and a changing the settings. The free version takes just under 30 seconds to rip 1 minute of video so a two hour video will take a bit under 1 hour to rip. The paid version does it in 5 minutes. http://www.winxdvd.com/?ins=dr5.5.0