Okay, ran into a bit of a SNAFU. Handbrake Lite does not transfer from DVD direct to iPod ready video. Dunno how to do that now. But I did use the full version of Handbrake to rip a DVD last night. Took four hours. However, when I started watching the resulting MPEG-4 file, it had the director's commentary on it and I couldn't get rid of it. Ironically enough, the MPEG-4 file wouldn't be recognized by Handbrake Lite so I could convert to an iPod-ready file either.

A couple months ago, I tried ripping Red Eye and all it got was one of the special feature documentaries and wouldn't rip anything else.

What's the best way to rip DVDs on Mac? What special steps do I need to take to make it all work? What the hell am I doing wrong? I have no clue how to rip DVDs (Mac or Windows) at all. I just want to put them on my iPod so I can watch on the go. Nothing illegal, I swear.