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How to Play and Convert VOB Video to iPad

2012-01-10 02:53:27 / Posted by Howard Perez to iPod/iPhone/iPad Tips
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What's VOB?

A VOB file is a Video Object file – used specifically in the case of DVD (Digital Versatile/Video Disc) forms. It is derived under the MPEG-2 specification meaning that it is capable of being streamed across computers or to computers. However, the main basis for using VOB files is that they give amazingly high output when it comes to digital multimedia. Some software that can open VOB files:

VLC Media Player
Aimersoft Video Converter

How to play VOB videos on iPad?

Just like iPhone and iPod, iPad (iPad 2 included)is based on iPhone OS and only supports the following video formats:

H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second
MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second (Click here to leran VOB to MP4)
Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second

If you want to play VOB videos on your iPad, you have to convert VOB to iPad compatible video formats using 3-party video converting software like Aimersoft video converter, which can help you convert your VOB videos to play on your iPad.

How to convert VOB video to iPad with Aimersoft video converter

This 4-step guide will show you how to convert VOB to iPad videos and audios using Aimersoft video converter. For Mac users, please check How to convert VOB video to iPad on Mac (Snow Leopard, Lion included).

1Add VOB Videos

Click button to load VOB files from your computer or devices. You can also directly drag the video files into the program directly.

load vob video files

2Choose the output video format for iPad

Select "Apple" from "Profile" drop-down list, you can then choose the video format you need to convert for your iPad.

convert vob video to ipad

3Customize VOB videos for your iPad(Optional)

Click or on the top of the main interface, you can then customize the videos.

Crop: Enables you to customize the frame size (16:9, 4:3 etc) and cut off black margins of the videos.
Effect: Set the brightness, contrast, saturation of the video and apply different movie styles.
Watermark: Add image or textual watermark to the VOB video.
Clip:Allows you to trim unwanted parts of the VOB video to convert for you iPad
Settings: Click "Settings" button next to "Profile"; you can set the video resolution, frame rate, audio channels, bitrates etc.