Vob Files

[Cordoroy]

Can any one help, I have a bunch of vob files that I am trying to put onto a dvd but it wont allow me to add it to my videos, basically it is not a recognized format for video and i could use some help converting it.

[bimicher]

Can any one help, I have a bunch of vob files that I am trying to put onto a dvd but it wont allow me to add it to my videos, basically it is not a recognized format for video and i could use some help converting it.

 

There is nothing to convert. vob is the recognized standard for DVD video. Look at any DVD and you will see the files have the extensions ifo, bup and vob.

 

vob files are not "stand-alone" files but are part of a Video_TS folder set. C2010 has no problem recognizing vob files but you cannot add just one vob file since it is part of a "set". What you can do though is change the vob extension to mpg and then you can add each file one by one.

[Brendon]

Hello Cordoroy.

 

Do you have a full DVD folder set of VOB, IFO, and BUP files? If you don't you may have difficulties but you could try this anyway.

 

Running Creator 2010, click on Video/Movies and Create DVDs. This will run MyDVD.

Select to run a DVD project without menus, and when prompted for content, navigate to your folder with the VOBs etc.

Select ALL the files, and a box will appear titled 'Import Movies from VOB', asking you to select the movies you want to import.

Select the movie and click the red button. Burn to disc.

 

Report the result here.

 

Regards,

Brendon

[NEWBUILDER]

Thank you for your assistance. I was able to burn the dvd's i was thinking that i only needed the vob files. Lol my wife thanks you as well now she has me burning many more home videos.

 

HEY JUST TO ADD A NOTE, How I got to having to deal with VOB files was buying a Walmart closeout Hitachi camcorder that was DVD-RAM or DVD-R minidisc. Didn't even have the capability of transfering its recorded media via a usb/firewire cable. I have to take the disc out of the camcorder and copy the 1.29gb vob file using my desktop dvd/cd drive (with DVD-RAM format ability) to a folder. After alot of frustrating hours trying to edit/burn my vids, I finally broke down and purchase a cheap video converter program (NEED4VIDEO CONVERTER) which includes various other helpful conversion tools like a splitter where you can chop your vids into smaller files and delete out the unwanted media before actually running it through the converter. Lots of output file type to choose from. Once converted to a format thats widely compatible with 99% of editing/burning programs I no more problems. Also the DVD-RAM's main plus is that it can be written to and erase over and over again like a flash drive. So I never have to buy disc.

p.s. I do not even have to copy the bup and ifo files, cause I set the converter to de-interlace the video and audio streams and manipulate various other setting to end up with a standard mpeg2 or even upscale it to HD. I don't even burn disc anymore now that large volume disc are cheap. Check it out and let the software do the work. Good Luck.,m My houlographic looking disc that I treat like a flashdrive. I have bought only 2 disc in 5 years.

[Jim_Hardin]

HEY JUST TO ADD A NOTE, How I got to having to deal with VOB files was buying a Walmart closeout Hitachi camcorder that was DVD-RAM or DVD-R minidisc. Didn't even have the capability of transfering its recorded media via a usb/firewire cable. I have to take the disc out of the camcorder and copy the 1.29gb vob file using my desktop dvd/cd drive (with DVD-RAM format ability) to a folder. After alot of frustrating hours trying to edit/burn my vids, I finally broke down and purchase a cheap video converter program (NEED4VIDEO CONVERTER) which includes various other helpful conversion tools like a splitter where you can chop your vids into smaller files and delete out the unwanted media before actually running it through the converter. Lots of output file type to choose from. Once converted to a format thats widely compatible with 99% of editing/burning programs I no more problems. Also the DVD-RAM's main plus is that it can be written to and erase over and over again like a flash drive. So I never have to buy disc.

p.s. I do not even have to copy the bup and ifo files, cause I set the converter to de-interlace the video and audio streams and manipulate various other setting to end up with a standard mpeg2 or even upscale it to HD. I don't even burn disc anymore now that large volume disc are cheap. Check it out and let the software do the work. Good Luck.,m My houlographic looking disc that I treat like a flashdrive. I have bought only 2 disc in 5 years.

That pic is a DVD-RAM disc and yes they are pretty durable… I used a pair in my DVD Recorder but they both failed sometime before 2 years… Regular DVD RW discs last me many years and are cheaper. Likewise of my 8 DVD/BD Players, only One could read a RAM disc.

 

I do not see why you would purchase extra software to do what Roxio has been doing since Version 6 in 2003?

[Cordoroy]

Thank you for your assistance. I was able to burn the dvd's i was thinking that i only needed the vob files. Lol my wife thanks you as well now she has me burning many more home videos.

[Brendon]

You're very welcome.

 

No the VOB files [Video OBjects] contain streams of video and audio intertwined, and the IFO files have the 'running instructions' as it were. The BUP files are backups of the IFOs, and if a DVD player has difficulty reading the IFO it is supposed to read and act on the corresponding BUP so it can still play your DVD for you.

 

Our regards to your wife.