Convert VOB Files on Mac
VOB (DVD Video Object) is a video format using the .vob extension. Consul converts VOB files to 34 other formats, and 85 formats to VOB. Rename a file's extension in Finder and Consul handles the conversion automatically.
What is VOB?
VOB (Video Object) is the container that holds the actual movie on a DVD, stored in the disc's VIDEO_TS folder. Each file is an MPEG-2 program stream carrying the video, audio tracks, subtitles and menu data. VOB files turn up when people rip or back up DVDs, and single files can exceed a gigabyte because DVD-Video splits each title into roughly 1 GB segments.
VOB uses lossy compression: encoders permanently discard some detail to keep files small. Converting to a lossless format later preserves the file exactly as it is now, but that discarded detail doesn't come back.
VOB was developed by the DVD Forum.
Opening VOB files on a Mac
macOS has no built-in way to open VOB files. Consul converts them to a format your Mac can open.
macOS ships no VOB support: there's no registered file type for the extension, and Apple stopped licensing the MPEG-2 codec DVDs use, so QuickTime Player and Quick Look can't open VOB files.
Consul supports 119 conversions for VOB
Consul is the easiest way to convert VOB files on your Mac, or to turn other files into VOB. Rename file.vob to change its extension, and Consul converts it automatically.