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VOB to MOV converter

keith969
keith969 Posts: 1,575 Forumite
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Anyone know of a free video converter to take .vob files and convert to Quicktime (.mov)? I have tried several so called 'free' ones on the net but they all seem to convert only the first few minutes, converting the whole 20 or so mins requires a paid version...
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  • Heedtheadvice
    Heedtheadvice Posts: 2,872 Forumite
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    edited 18 July 2017 at 8:47PM
    Hi, I keep on posting that AVS4U has a full suite of progs that once purchased are updated for life. Terrific functionality for audio, video pic etc.
    HOWEVER parts of the suite are available for free download -I don't know if those versions have limitations but worth a try.

    The video convert bit seems to cover a very wide range of formats and is very good quality.

    I have purchased the full suite a few years ago and struggle to find fault with it!
  • esuhl
    esuhl Posts: 9,409 Forumite
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    Ffmpeg seems able to convert (almost) any audio/video file. It's totally free, so no features are disabled.

    There are a lot of parameters you can specify if you need to change anything about the file conversion... but the documentation is long!

    https://www.ffmpeg.org/
  • jshm2
    jshm2 Posts: 479 Forumite
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    I just use Zamzar.
  • keith969
    keith969 Posts: 1,575 Forumite
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    jshm2 wrote: »
    I just use Zamzar.

    Not free for anything other than small files.
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  • keith969
    keith969 Posts: 1,575 Forumite
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    esuhl wrote: »
    Ffmpeg seems able to convert (almost) any audio/video file. It's totally free, so no features are disabled.

    There are a lot of parameters you can specify if you need to change anything about the file conversion... but the documentation is long!

    https://www.ffmpeg.org/

    This is exactly what I was looking for, thanks.
    For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple and wrong.
  • paddyrg
    paddyrg Posts: 13,543 Forumite
    You can actually rename a .vob to .mpg and most decent players like VLC will respect it. This is because a VOB file is actually an MPEG2 stream.
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