VOB to Windows Player and Converter
Directly Play VOB on Windows or Convert VOB to Windows WMV, AVI
VOB is a container format in DVD-Video media and is based on the MPEG program stream format. But not all Windows based computers can play VOB files and what is worse is that all versions of Windows Media Player can not play VOB either. But that does not mean we can not play VOB on Windows or Windows Media Player. The following will introduce the top three methods to play VOB on Windows or Windows Media Player.
Method 1: Avdshare Video Converter to Play VOB on Windows
Avdshare Video Converter can direclty play VOB files on Windows computer, simply drag and drop your VOB videos, it will play it natively.
We can also use Avdshare Video Converter to convert VOB, including the encrypted VOB, to Windows or Windows Media Player supported WMV, ASF, etc. And then play the converted WMV, ASF, etc on Windows or Windows Media Player. Problem solved.
Actually Avdshare Video Converter can also convert other unsupported MOV, DRV-MS, FLV, MKV, WTV, etc to Windows or Windows Media Player supported video formats. Furthermore Avdshare Video Converter can convert VOB to MP4, AVI, WMV, FLV, MKV, AVCHD, etc or convert between almost all video formats.
Direclty Play VOB or Convert VOB to Windows Video format
The following will show you the detailed guide on how to convert VOB to Windows or Windows Media Player supported WMV or other supported video formats.
In fact, the step 1 shows the way to direclty play VOB on Windows computer without video format conversion.
Make Preparation: Free download VOB to Windows Converter
Free download the professional VOB to Windows Converter - Avdshare Video Converter (for Windows, for Mac), install and then launch it, the following interface will pop up.
Step 1 Import VOB files
Click "Add file" button to add the unsupported VOB to Avdshare Video Converter.
Step 2 Targeted output format setting
Click "Profile" button to choose WMV from the "General Video" category as the output format.
Step 3 Edit VOB (optional)
Click Effect button to do some basic editing for the VOB videos.
Step 3 Convert VOB to Windows video format
Click "Convert" button to complete converting the unsupported VOB to Windows or Windows Media Player supported WMV.
Method 2: Use a VOB Player, like Avdshare Video Converter
Because Windows and its default media player Windows Media Player can not play VOB natively so we can install another VOB player to your Windows computer and then when you try to play VOB on your Windows computer the installed VOB player can do the playing VOB work successfully. Luckily Avdshare Video Converter can also work as a VOB player to directly play the VOB file on your Windows computer as well as work as a video converter. Of course you have other choices and the popular VOB player reported by users are VLC player, MPlayer, GOM player, etc.
The following will show you how to use Avdshare Video Converter to play VOB files, including the encrypted VOB.
Make Preparation: Free download VOB to Windows Converter
Free download the professional VOB to Windows Converter - Avdshare Video Converter (for Windows, for Mac), install and then launch it, the following interface will pop up.
Step 1 Add VOB file
Click "Add file" button to add the VOB file to the interface of Avdshare Video Converter.
Step 2 Play VOB file
Click "Play" button and the added VOB file will be automatically played.
Method 3: Install VOB codec
The reason why Windows or Windows Media Player can not play VOB natively is that there is a lack of VOB codec on your Windows computer. So if we install the proper VOB codec, like k-lite codec, we can successfully play VOB on Windows or Windows Media Player. But remember that you must download the VOB codec from the official or trustworthy website, because the VOB codec from the unofficial website may include the virus or some other unrelated plug-ins.