Does Quicktime Pro convert VOB DVD files?

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Does Quicktime Pro convert VOB DVD files?

I'm very new to DVD although not to Macs (Thankfully). I'm ripping my hair out trying to convert Canon (rewriteable) dvds into a format the Mac will read. (Windows seems to support all dvds with Ulead etc....) Will Quicktime Pro convert VOB files into something I can play back on the Mac? I assume from other postings the files should be in MPEG-2 format. If not, what on earth can I buy that will do the job simply and cheaply....

iMac 2.16GHz 20", Mac OS X (10.4.9), IntelMacMini + G4 1GHz Powerbook

Posted on Apr 24, 2007 6:41 AM

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Answer 1

Apr 24, 2007 7:17 AM in response to Barry Wilbraham1

Get some 3rd party app from this list:

http://www.sjoki.uta.fi/~shmhav/SVCDon_a_Macintosh.html#edit_convertMPEG

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Answer 2

Apr 24, 2007 8:39 AM in response to Matti Haveri

Thanks Matti - helpful but does Quicktime do that please? I'd like a proprietory product that I know is going to work and will do the task I need.

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Answer 3

Apr 24, 2007 11:23 AM in response to Barry Wilbraham1

Will Quicktime Pro convert VOB files into something I can play back on the Mac?

The DVD Player.app can play video-DVDs (i.e. with VIDEO_TS folder) without any conversions.

QT Player can play video in unencrypted VOBs, but only M1A audio.

QT Player can convert unencrypted VOB/MPEG to other formats but it handles only video not any kind of audio codec.

If that doesn't make it, you need 3rd party apps.

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Answer 4

Apr 24, 2007 12:16 PM in response to Barry Wilbraham1

Try Mpeg StreamClip: ( http://www.squared5.com ) it's free. It will convert from VOB to DV, QT and several other formats, but you will have to have the Mpeg 2 codec on your Mac to use it, that can be purchased here, ( http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mpeg2/ ) if you don't have it already.

Another sharware program for transcoding, to different formats and can burn to DVD when it finished transcoding is called VisualHub, found here: http://www.techspansion.com/visualhub/tryit.php . It comes with the codecs, (via a free download after VH is installed.

It costs $23.32USD

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