File Extension VOB

File Extension VOB

VOB is mostly associated to movies on a DVD. VOB files contain the actual movie data on the disk including the Video, Audio, Subtitle, and Menu. These files can run on cross-platform including PC, Mac, and Linux.

VOB files use plain MPEG-2 system stream. Some converters used to convert avi files to vob allow a user to specify audio codec with mp2 or AC3 for the output file.

There are also several vob files that require renaming files to .mpg or .mpeg in order for it to be played using generic mpeg-2 players. Several generic players do not support subtitle and the menu features offered on vob files.

Some files are converted into vob formats breaching the copyright of the product making it one of many forms used in piracy. Other forms of conversion allow vob files to work with Apple iPod and PSP.

Opening files with vob extensions can be done through some DVD software applications. There are known DVD software compatible to various operating system platforms. For Windows, a vob file can be opened through CyberLink PowerDVD, Media Player Classic (MPC), Roxio Easy Media Creator, Microsoft Windows Media Player, VideoLAN VLC media player, and other well known DVD software. Files can also be opened through VideoLAN VLC media player on Linux platform and Apple DVD Player and Roxio Toast or Mac computers.

Similar file extensions

• File Extension MP4 - MPEG video file
• File Extension MP3 - MPEG audio file
• File Extension M4A - MPEG-4 audio stream
• File Extension MOV - QuickTime Video