does anyone know of a good guide for dvd to divx conversion?

[spanky]

a google search revealed more then a few methods of making divx files. do u guys have a preferred method? if so, a link would be helpful

 

[yakko]

Link one.
Link two.
Link after link two.

 

[diskop]

Doom9 is my favorite

 

[NuclearFusi0n]

Rip with DVD Decrypter
Demux the AC3 Track with DVD2AVI
Frameserve with AVISynth
Encode in VirtualDub
Mux in Nandub
Split in Nandub
Use Gordian Knot for AVS generation and bitrate calculation