How do I rip my DVD's to my computer and convert them into an easy to watch...

[KevC]

...format? For free? The formats I'm talking about are things like Mpeg, DivX & Avi.
I've tried a few methods but none of them are working perfectly, so whats the easiest way that you know of that lets a person rip their DVD's and convert the VOB files into one of the above formats.
Also, incase anyone knows, how can I change the default language of a file because at the moment some of my files are in japanese and I would like to change them to the english audio track which is on the DVD.

Any clues?

[telset101]

get itunes ever time you but a CD in side your computer it rips the CD in to your computer if you what to convert it get a program called super it convert fails to what ever format you what to to convert