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I use DVD Decrypter to rip DVDs (really easy to use; it automatically selects the longest thing on the disc to rip, which is generally the film - in the case of TV episodes on one disc, you'll see what to rip cause they're generally a similar length. You'll want to rename the resulting files though, just for ease of seeing what's what when you're working with them.)

For actual editing, I use AVS Video Editor which is pretty easy to figure out and use.

Hope that helps - and if you've got any questions, fire away! :D