Video object file or VOB file is one of the contained formats for DVD- Video media. It can contain audio, video, menu and subtitle all together in stream form. VOB is actually based on MEPEG programming stream format with some limitation & specification for private stream. VOB file is a very stringent subset of MEPEG programming stream standard. But it should be remembered that all MEPEG programmed files will complement with the definition of VOB file. As compared to MEPEG VOB files contain MPEG-2 Audio Layer II audio, MPEG-1 Part 2 video, H.262/MPEG-2 Part 2. But the usage of the compressed formats in VOB files has a bit restriction as compared to MEPEG programmed stream.

Software’s to play VOB file are very minimum. All the software doesn’t support VOB files. Some times to play VOB files one can rip them and then play them trough the computer hard drive. Usually VOB files are ripped to other formats and then they are played. Normally VOB files are ripped to MEPEG or AVI format. This can easily be achieved with the usage of the software DVD2AVI, this soft ware converts the VOB files to AVI or MEPEG files which can be stored on the hard drive of the computer or can be converted into VCDs.

Software’s which play VOB files are as follows:

1. Radio & MP3 Player 1.0: It is software through which you can hear radio and play mp3 files.

2. Vista MP3 Recorder 1.0: high quality software to read VOB files and for complete recording.

3. X VCD PLAYER 1.4: It can play XVCD, SVCD, XSVCD, VCD and MEPEG format files.

4. SOTHINK video encoder 2.3: It converts Adobe flash files to flash files.

5. DVD copy machine 2.1: It is software to rip VOB files to computer hard drive.

6. Win amp alternative 1.1: It is helpful for playing mp3 files.

7. Save flash player 1.0: This software is used for downloading purpose and to play flash files.

8. Mkv2VOB 2.2: It is used to convert high definition MVK files to VOB files.

9. DVD dumper 2.0: It is used to split large VOB files to numerous VOB files Split big VOB file into multiple VOB files or extract AC3 stream.

10 my mp3 player 1.2: It is a free program to use mp3 files.

11. YASA VOB to AVI converter 3.2: It converts VOB files to AVI format.

12. Sweet midi player 32: It helps to play midi files and also provides the scope to adjust them as per the wish

13. YASA VOB to mp4 converter 3.2: It converts the VOB files to mp4 format.

14. AVM studio utilities: It can be both as a player as well as converter.

15. Dan Dan’s ogg player 1.8: portable and cool OGG Player. It can play MP3, Ogg, WMA, WAV, ASF, CD, MIDI, MID, KAR, RMI files.

This are the names of the few software’s that can play VOB files. Besides this there are also other software’s which can help you to play VOB…