i have a good DVD burner a source to pretty much any DVD i want, and alot of HD space.

Question is this.... can anyone point me to a good guide on how to burn a very good copy? Looking for the very best possible quailty there is. I already know i can use Decrypter, but would like to get even better then that.

What are you asking about here actually? You want to make 1:1 copies/avi/CCE or what?

Well thats just it, i am not entirely sure.

Here is what i have. I have several DVD's of foreign films. When starting the DVD i can choose what language or even choose to have subtitles. I can have it play in Japanese and have subtitles or even just have it in english and remove the subtitles.

Doing research i have found where i can copy the film itself and choose the audio track to use for it etc.

Now here is where i need the help....
would it be better to use something like DVDXCOPY and make an exact duplicate of it? or would it be better to be selective and just make a XviD of it? My purpose would be to share it here on the site but being new to the whole ripping scene i am not sure which avenue to go down. And besides that, finding a guide that actully works has been taxing. I have found several guides but there is always some part of the guide that the software does not work for it to complete.

have I made any sense ?

First you should use DVD decryper, then use AutoGK. Check http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/autogk.htm for a walkthrough.
Spud can also probably help you, because he knows everything about these things.

I happened to find that walkthru on Doom9

My problem now is that everytime i try and load the movie it locks up the player(s).

I'd be more inclined to use GK with Xvid as opposed to AutoGK, it's a little more complicated, but will give you moer control and better rips :
http://www.doom9.org/gknot-main5.htm

Sharing wise, unless you have a big upload then do xvids. I too use normal gknot (go to the doom9 forums for the latest version), its pretty straightforward if you don't deviate from the guides until you know what everything does

For personal backups, there's only one option DVDr wise. DVDRebuilder. Superior quality everytime. Its slightly slower than transcoders but worth it. Also available in the doom9 forums

Yeah really,Using just straight Gknot is the way it goes....sure you need to set up settings and all that but basically only once so it's not really a big headache...I have seen some not so spectacular stuff with auto gk..namely bad AR and such.
So it's Rebuilder now spud?Does that work well with DvD shrink?