Video Object File (MPEG-2 subset)

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video

A Video Object File (or VOB) is a strict subset of the MPEG-2 Program Stream, primarily used within DVD video. A VOB will contain an extended private stream containing both 'Packet Control Information', and 'Data Search Information'.

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Extensions	`.vob`
MIME types	`video/dvdvideo/mpegvideo/x-ms-vob`
Signatures	`000001ba` at byte 0 (Video Object File)
PRONOM	`fmt/425`
Wikidata	`Q1884715`

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OpenPuffOpen sourcereads · GNU Lesser General Public License
Q50938515Open sourcereads · GNU Affero General Public License, version 3.0 or later
VLC media playerOpen sourcereads · GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1 or later
Adobe Premiere Proreads · proprietary license
EZ CD Audio Converterreads
MoviePlusreads
PowerDVDreads · proprietary license
SpaceClaimreads
Veblrreads

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Sources

From Converters (FFmpeg, ImageMagick, Pandoc, LibreOffice), Just Solve the File Format Problem (File Formats Wiki), PRONOM, Wikidata. Updated 2026-10-24.

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