How to convert VOB files to a single AVI file

Question

I want to convert a DVD which has many VOB files into a single playable AVI file on my computer.

I can convert each individual VOB file to an AVI but is there some way to convert all of them into a single AVI file.

Any ideas?

Answer 1

Thanks for the replies.

I used the free Format Factory which works very nicely.

Avidemux looks interesting and is also free whilst MS Expression Encoder is not free.

Answer 2

You can do this all via command line using cat and FFmpeg.

Unclear what OS you are on, but if you are using a Unix-like system — such as macOS or Linux — you have more options at your disposal; most all of them 100% free!

As per this answer for a similar question on Ask Ubuntu, you can use cat to concatenate the separate VOB files into one VOB file like this:

cat VTS_01_*.vob > output.vob

Then with that output.vob you can run a command like this; a fairly common FFmpeg command that will copy video streams without transcoding:

ffmpeg -i output.vob -codec copy output.avi

If that somehow doesn’t suit your needs, or you want to convert the video and audio to another format, then just read up on how to use FFmpeg and set command like options and just always use ffmpeg -I output.vob for your input.

Answer 3

Try Avidemux.

When you open the first VOB, it asks you if you want to combine it with the others available. Therefore the VOBs have to be in the same folder.

After that you can export the whole thing to AVI.

Answer 4

... or if you are using Windows, you can do VOB to AVI conversions using Expression Encoder.

Haven't tried combining AVI files, but you should be able to by dragging them to the Timeline, and encoding as an AVI

Answer 5

If you're willing to pay the 20 bucks, DIVX PRO has a great high quality (up to 1080p) conversion software of multiple video file types, including VOB files.