“Anyone there know of a free DVD to iPod MP4 converter that doesn’t leave a watermark on the videos?”
Check out Videora, its a free download and makes it easy to convert videos to the iPod.
Videora iPod Converter is a free iPod video converter that converts video files, YouTube videos, movies and DVD’s so you can play them on your iPod. The software, developed by the creators of Videora, can convert all types of video files (avi, divx, xvid, flv, x264, vob, mpeg, DVD’s, YouTube, etc.) into the proper video formats (MPEG-4, H.264) that play on the iPod.
Another great free program is Handbrake.