Video converter for ipods...

[Booyah]

Anyone know of a decent, free/cheap, and reliable video converter?

Say convert .avi to mp4.

I've tried a few I found on the web, but they usually end up having some sort of virus or trojan in it.

Thanks!

[burningforce]

i do not do a lot of encoding and what not.

but google did return a site called "lifehacker", they usually have a lot of good articles
here is the link
Top 10 Free Video Rippers, Encoders, and Converters - DVDs - Lifehacker

[Poyzon]

Good link. I've used Videora + DVD Decrypter and had pretty good success. I may try out some of these others and see how things go. Like the OP mentions, check your sources. Might even have to throw up a VM for these to be safer.

[burningforce]

Originally Posted by Poyzon

Good link. I've used Videora + DVD Decrypter and had pretty good success. I may try out some of these others and see how things go. Like the OP mentions, check your sources. Might even have to throw up a VM for these to be safer.

yup I do the same thing when I download unknown programs, just load up winxp in virtualbox and go to town with virus scanning and hash checking

[Tim]

Lifehacker is a great site, I visit it almost daily