VOB files

[daniebro]

Does anyone know why some .vob files will convert and some won't. I have .vob files that were created by the same program, some will convert to iPod format and some won't. Any ideas?

[signals]

Give us more to go on. How do they not convert? No ouput? Unplayable output? Just wrong somehow? Crash/freeze?

[Complication]

One reason is if the VOB file is named like the DVD (i.e. VTS_01_1.VOB) then File to Mobile will reject it. I think this is because too many people get confused and try to use File to Mobile instead of DVD to Mobile. If that is not the problem then you might try filling out this from the sticky thread at the top of the forum:

For File to Mobile, this additional information will speed resolution of the problem:


SOURCE FILE TYPE:
SOURCE VIDEO TYPE:
SOURCE VIDEO RESOLUTION:
SOURCE AUDIO TYPE:
DVDFab VERSION:
DVDFab PROFILE:
OUTPUT RESOLUTION:
OUTPUT CROP:
OUTPUT BITRATE:
OUTPUT PASSES:

Examples:
SOURCE FILE TYPE: MKV, AVI, VOB, etc
SOURCE VIDEO TYPE: H264, XVID, DIVX, MPEG
SOURCE VIDEO RESOLUTION: 1080p, 480i, 720x480, etc.
SOURCE AUDIO TYPE: AC3, MP3, AAC, etc.
DVDFab VERSION: 6.2.1.0 Beta
DVDFab PROFILE: generic.avi.xvid.audiocopy
OUTPUT RESOLUTION: Same as source
OUTPUT CROP: Auto
OUTPUT BITRATE: 1000
OUTPUT PASSES: 1

You can often use MediaInfo to get details of the source file.

[daniebro]

more info on vob file conversion problem

I have renamed all of the vob files and follow the same naming convention for all files, I am converting episodes of Seinfeld for iPod...the file name is something like "Seinfeld 0101 Episode Name". This naming convention worked for Frasier, now about half of the files give the error: "Failed to open <path to .vob file>. The file is unsupported."