How to split multiple videos from a single VOB file?

Question

A VOB (Video Object) file is a DVD media extension which can hold multiple videos. How can I split these videos from a single VOB file to multiple MP4 (or other extensions) files on Windows platform? I tried some sort of splitter but they could detect only first video.

I also tried FFMPEG with the parameters, ffmpeg -1 input.vob output.mp4 but at the end, the single VOB file fully converted to MP4 without splitting or part losing and the mp4 file is now altogether. and the incomplete result of ffmpeg -i input.vob is:

ffmpeg version N-66289-gb76d613 Copyright (c) 2000-2014 the FFmpeg developers built on Sep 15 2014 22:02:10 with gcc 4.8.3 (GCC)
configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --disable-w32threads --enable-av
isynth --enable-bzlib --enable-fontconfig --enable-frei0r --enable-gnutls --enab
le-iconv --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libbs2b --enable-libcaca --
enable-libfreetype --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm --enable-libilbc --enable-lib
modplug --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrw
b --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-librtmp --enable-libschroedinge
r --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --en
able-libvidstab --enable-libvo-aacenc --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libvorbis
--enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-
libx265 --enable-libxavs --enable-libxvid --enable-decklink --enable-zlib
libavutil 54. 7.100 / 54. 7.100
libavcodec 56. 1.100 / 56. 1.100
libavformat 56. 4.101 / 56. 4.101
libavdevice 56. 0.100 / 56. 0.100
libavfilter 5. 1.100 / 5. 1.100
libswscale 3. 0.100 / 3. 0.100
libswresample 1. 1.100 / 1. 1.100
libpostproc 53. 0.100 / 53. 0.100
Input #0, mpeg, from 'TheFile.VOB':
Duration: 00:03:45.79, start: 0.224478, bitrate: 6197 kb/s
Stream #0:0[0x1bf]: Data: dvd_nav_packet
Stream #0:1[0x1e0]: Video: mpeg1video, yuv420p(tv), 352x240 [SAR 49:33 DAR 9
8:45], 1150 kb/s, 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 90k tbn, 29.97 tbc
Stream #0:2[0x1c0]: Audio: mp2, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16p, 224 kb/s
At least one output file must be specified

Answer 1

With ffmpeg you can use the segment muxer:

ffmpeg -i in.vob -c:v libx264 -c:a aac -strict experimental -b:a 192k \
-map 0:v:0 -map 0:a:0 -f segment -segment_times 1,2,3,5,8,13,21 out%03d.mp4

Here, the -segment_times option gives the individual durations of the segments in seconds. Use a single -segment_time 5 instead for creating segments of same duration.

The -map 0:v:0 says, take the first video stream (v:0) of the first input file (0:). Same goes for audio. You need to change the v:0 to v:2 to get the third video stream, for example.

Check the H.264 encoding guide for more options regarding quality.

The \ continues the command in Linux shells. YMMV for Windows.