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Density215 - Sep 25, 2005 - 8:59 pm
Hey I have a few questions about video files on macs. Im a total newbie to this and a macs in general. I download movies and videos of live concerts from a bit torrent forum. They are always in VOB file format and split up into multiple parts. Is there a way to join all these files and watch them as one non stop playback? Also, are VOB strictly mac files? Can i burn these VOB files to dvd and veiw them on a PC with windows, or do they need to be converted to something? Please any information is appreciated.
Mikuro - Sep 26, 2005 - 9:22 am
Hi Charles,
VOB files are the native format for DVDs. Did your download include any other files? If it's a raw DVD rip, it should contain some .BUP and .IFO files, too, all located in a folder called VIDEO_TS. If all these are present, you should be able to burn it straight to a DVD (with the appropriate software), which will play in any DVD player. No conversion necessary.
To play these files from your HD, there are two main options:
1. If it's a complete VIDEO_TS folder, open OS X's standard DVD Player, select "Open DVD Media" from the File menu, select your VIDEO_TS folder, and then play it.
2. Use VLC ( http://www.videolan.org/vlc ). It can play both VIDEO_TS folders and loose VOBs.
Note that individual chapters from a DVD might be split across multiple VOBs, so it's definitely neater and simpler to open the entire VIDEO_TS folder and let VLC (or DVD Player) deal with the chapters the right way.
Hope this helps,
-Matthew
VOB files are the native format for DVDs. Did your download include any other files? If it's a raw DVD rip, it should contain some .BUP and .IFO files, too, all located in a folder called VIDEO_TS. If all these are present, you should be able to burn it straight to a DVD (with the appropriate software), which will play in any DVD player. No conversion necessary.
To play these files from your HD, there are two main options:
1. If it's a complete VIDEO_TS folder, open OS X's standard DVD Player, select "Open DVD Media" from the File menu, select your VIDEO_TS folder, and then play it.
2. Use VLC ( http://www.videolan.org/vlc ). It can play both VIDEO_TS folders and loose VOBs.
Note that individual chapters from a DVD might be split across multiple VOBs, so it's definitely neater and simpler to open the entire VIDEO_TS folder and let VLC (or DVD Player) deal with the chapters the right way.
Hope this helps,
-Matthew
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