Do you ever watch or hear a movie you are mad about , and felt like you just needed to have the song stored on your portable video player? Your in luck, there's a fast, cool  and trouble-free way to rip DVDs and convert just what you need into MPEG4 files for using on your PSP, iPod, AppleTV, iPhone or dvd to Zune or any portable video player. You will find all over the internet different types of DVD to MP4 converters. All you need to do is install the software,  and before you know it you have an MP4 file. Listed below are some of the well known DVD to MPEG 4 converters.

The ImToo MPEG-4 video format converter lets you have adjustable settings, including speedy batch processing of chosen video sections into MPEG4 files. It's a great option for fresh and experienced users alike.

When you look at the Xilisoft DVD to MP4 Converter, you can change particular sections of a DVD into MP4 files, choices for custom file sizing, target sub-titles and audio frequency soundtracks.

MP4Converter is a further DVD to MP4 converter with all the above mentioned customizations, with sound normalization and a series of versions for Windows and a MacOS X.

One to look for is Handbrake as it is an open source DVD to MP4 converter. This is great as you can download the software for free. Even though the above mentioned are accessible for free download, they are shareware versions, which have to be brought for the full program. Handbrake is available completely free, GPL-licensed and accessible across multiple platforms.

This is only a few of the converters, but it does give a wide picture of the assortment of software available for ripping DVDs to MP4 files. which one you decide on probably depends on what spec of video player you hold and whether you're going to pay out around twenty dollars to buy the software. End of the day, though, it's worth it, since you don't have to pay to download MP4 versions of each video.