.VOB File Extension
DVD Video Object File
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What is a VOB file?
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DVD Forum, an international organization comprising various companies, developed the VOB format. They based the format on the MPEG program stream format, and most files are formatted as MPEG-2 system streams.
Since most commercial DVDs use copyright protection, VOB files extracted from the DVD may be encrypted, which may result in an error when copying the file to another location. Several decrypting programs are available for playing the VOB file without the proper credentials. However, the programs may be illegal in certain countries.
How to open a VOB file
You can open a VOB file with various media players, such as VideoLAN VLC media player, CyberLink PowerDVD, and MPlayerX. For example, to open a VOB file with VLC media player in Windows, select .
How to convert a VOB file
Various media players and video editors, such as VideoLAN VLC media player, ShedWorx Smart Converter, and Roxio Toast, can convert VOB files to other formats.
For example, VLC media player can convert VOB files to the following video formats:
VLC media player can also extract the audio a VOB file contains and convert it to the following formats:
You might want to do this if, for example, your VOB file contains music that you want to listen to via an audio player.