Before you convert your files, please bear in mind the general limits which the iPod carries~

H.264 video: up to 768 Kbps, 320x240, 30 frames per sec., Baseline Profile up to Level 1.3 with AAC-LC up to 160 Kbps, 48 Khz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats.

MPEG-4 video: up to 2.5 mbps, 480x480, 30 frames per sec., Simple Profile with AAC-LC up to 160 Kbps, 48 Khz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats

HowTo Convert DVD to iPod, video to iPod for Windows with only one software - step by step guide
How to rip DVD to iPod video, convert DVD VOB to iPod MP4 with "Cucusoft DVD to iPod converter + iPod Video Converter".
How to convert AVI, WMV, MPEG, RM, RMVB, ASF, MOV, DivX, XviD, MPG to iPod MP4 video or H.264 format with 'Cucusoft DVD to iPod + iPod Video Converter'.

Convert DVD to iPod for Mac
How to convert and rip DVD to iPod video for Mac.

iPod Video Converter for Mac
How to convert DVD, VOB, AVI, MPEG, MOV, MP4, DivX, MPG, XviD, WMV to iPod on MacOS X.


Features:
This cucusoft dvd to ipod suite include below 2 components,
a. DVD to iPod video converter component, it can rip DVD to iPod video only one step

b.  iPod video converter component can Convert AVI, WMV, MPEG, RM, RMVB, ASF, MOV, DIVX, XVID, MPG to iPod MP4 or H264 format, it has include most of the media formats.
It is easy-to-use and the converting speed is fast, all formats to iPod conversion works well!

How to rip DVD to iPod (Windows)
1. First please download Cucusoft iPod Video Converter + DVD to iPod Converter suite or Cucusoft DVD to iPod Converter ,install and run.



2. Click DVD to iPod Converter component, load your DVD by clicking 'Open DVD' button or choosing 'Open DVD' from 'File' drop down menu. Several titles appear in the list after loading DVD.
Tips: You can also select 'Open VOB or Mpeg' or 'Open IFO' from "File" to rip charpters or segments you like.

 

3. As usual, the longest title is the main file of the movie. You can remove the title you don't like to convert by choosing the title, right-clicking and 'Remove'.

4. Set 'Subtitle' to what you like. To 'Output Folder', Enter the full pathname or choose the path where you want to save your video files by clicking 'Output folder'.

5. Need not set 'Input settings' and 'Output Settings', just click 'Convert' to start ripping DVD to iPod video files.
Trouble Shooting
If during the converting period, an error message came up that said you did not have some DivX Pro codec supported software installed and refused to go any further, please download the free DivX codec from http://www.allforvideo.com/download/DivX6.exe and install. After installing, run the DVD to iPod converter, click 'Settings -> Output settings', choose 'DivX 6.0 codec' from 'Codec', and click 'Ok', then start converting.

6. Find the .mp4 file that DVD to iPod converter created and drag it into your iTunes library, or select 'Add File to Library' from the 'File' menu and select the encoded movies. Now you can watch it with iTunes or Quicktime Player on your PC.
Tips: Download iTunes 6+quicktime Player package from
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.html


7. Load the MP4 files to iPod by clicking 'File -> Update iPod'. Now, you can enjoy the movies on your fifth generation video iPod anywhere and anytime.
Tips: Rip DVD to AVI, DivX, XviD, VCD, MPEG with the 'iPod video converter + dvd to iPod suite'
* Run DVD to iPod converter component, click 'Settings -> Output settings', select 'AVI(DivX,Xvid)', 'VCD', 'SVCD', 'MPEG1' or 'MPEG2' as output format, and then choose related codec from 'Codec' options, click 'Ok'.
* Load your DVD and start ripping.
How to convert iPod video, such as AVI to iPod, WMV to iPod, MPEG to iPod, RM to iPod, RMVB to iPod, ASF to iPod, MPG to iPod, DivX to iPod, XviD to iPod video. (Windows)

Procedure
1. First please download Cucusoft iPod Video Converter + DVD to iPod Converter suite or Cucusoft iPod Video Converter,install and run.
Related download
* To convert RM/RMVB real media files to iPod, Maybe need to install Realplayer:
http://www.real.com/freeplayer/?rppr=rnwk
* To convert WMV, ASF to iPod, Maybe need to install Windows Media Player:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/default.mspx

2. Run iPod Video converter component, load the video files you'd like to convert by clicking 'Open file' button.
 

3. Click 'Output' and choose the pathname where you want to save your video files. Click 'Convert' to start converting video to iPod MP4 or H264 MOV files.
Tips: Before converting, you can click 'Advance -> Video settings' to set 'Video format', 'Resolution', 'Framerate', 'Output Quality'. If you'd like to convert video to H264 .mov files, please set 'Video format' to 'H264(.MOV) FQ Variable Bitrate'. 'MPEG4(.mp4) FQ Variable Bitrate' is the default value. Certainly, you can also set 'Audio Bitrate', 'Channels', 'Sample
Rate' and 'Volume' in 'Audio Settings' page. 

4. After converting, you can open the output folder to check the iPod video files.

5. Find the .mp4 or .mov file that iPod converter created and drag it into your iTunes library, or select 'Add File to Library' from the 'File' menu and select the encoded movies. Now, you can watch it with iTunes and Quicktime Player.(Download Quicktime Player+iTunes from http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.html). Then, please load the movies to your iPod by clicking 'File -> Update iPod'.

How to directly convert DVD to iPod video for Mac

DVD to iPod Converter for Mac can rip DVD movie to iPod straight with high video quality. It supports converting an entire DVD to one iPod video file, and also supports ripping any segment by setting "start time" and "end time".

Download the latest DVD to iPod suite for Mac or Mac DVD to iPod Video Converter (Intel version, PowerPC version), insert the DVD movie you'd like to rip into the DVD drive, click "DVD" button to load your DVD, select the output format and set the optional parameters, then hit 'Convert' to start the iPod DVD conversion process.



How to convert video to iPod (Mac OS X)

iPod Video Converter for Mac can not only convert AVI, MOV, MPEG, DivX, WMV, VOB, XviD to iPod video MP4, but also extract/convert media files to iPod audio M4a, MP3 on Mac.

It is easy to use. Just download DVD to iPod suite for Mac or Mac iPod Video Converter, load your video files and convert by pushing several buttons.


How to update video to your ipod through iTune
1.Connect your iPod to PC, launch iTunes
Tips: Download iTunes 6+quicktime Player package from http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.html


2.We recommend that you create a new list to place the file you converted.


3.Find the mp4 file you have converted, directly drag into the playlist you created just now.



4.If you have added the file to the library of the iTunes, you can drag it from library to the new playlist directly.

5. After downloading, you can see the file list on your ipod. You can change the file name showing on iPod. Please right click the file, choose "Get info", change the info of this file at "Info". You are done and enjoy!!

   
If DVD/Video to iPod conversion doesn't work, please post your problems here and I will solve ASAP. I am glad to help.

Links may be useful
iPod official support page: http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/
iTunes official support page: http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/

This is the step by step guide of Handbrake
http://howto.diveintomark.org/ipod-dvd-ripping-guide/ 

i just got a new release, with one new function added, i can customize the outputed video size now.

Glad to know you have a good experience with cucusoft

hello, thanks for sharing, i downloaded and purchased the full version, it is great, converted my dvds only with 3 clicks and is very fast. 45 mintues for a dvd.

thanks for sharing.

you are welcome, glad to know cucusoft works great for you too.

i think it will support iphone too which will be a great value add.