Not that mPlayer/mEncoder isn't way cool, but here is what I use: http://www.lallafa.de/bp/index.html - Chris' Bitpool where you will find: cpdvd - copy a DVD title onto your harddisk ripmake - automatically generate makefiles for DVD/AVI to DIVX/SVCD/VCD rips using Transcode - http://www.theorie.physik.uni-goettingen.de/~ostreich/transcode/ Carl