how to merge vob files

VOBMerge and Join VOB Files are two separate user friendly freeware applications designed to merge multiple vob files into one merged vob file, then they are ready to trim or convert to a new format.

Program One

Join VOB Files Tool 1.0

Download, extract all and run the program.

http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/Join-VOB-Files-Tool-Download-82259.html

1.1 Locate the VIDEO_TS folder and add vob files in order of number to join into one vob file.

1.2 Select change file name.

1.3 Select join vob files.

1.4 To view your new joined vob file, download and install, either:

VLC media player http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

K-Lite Codec Pack for Windows Media Player http://www.codecguide.com/

Program Two

VOBMerge 2.5

Download, extract all and run the program.

http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/VOBMerge-Download-79637.html

2.1 Locate the VIDEO_TS folder and add files in order of number to merge into one vob file.

2.2 If the vob files are not in order of number (top heavy) use the move files(s) arrows to place that file in order of number.

2.3 Select merge and enter the new file name and press save. Then your merged vob file will start to be created.

2.4 To view your new merged vob file, download and install, either:

VLC media player http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

K-Lite Codec Pack for Windows Media Player http://www.codecguide.com/

how to edit or trim vob files

Chopper XP is a user friendly freeware application designed to edit vob files just mark in and mark out the footage you want to keep and it will create a new vob file in seconds. You can edit vob files to within one second behind or ahead, plus Chopper XP can edit vob files from any part of any DVD.

Step 1

Chopper XP 2.7

Download, extract all and run the program.

http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/Chopper-XP-Download-7241.html

1.1 Select file, open the vob file to be trimmed.

1.2 Mark In and Mark Out the footage you want to keep.

1.3 After you have marked the footage you want to keep, select file, save vob as, enter new file name, select save and it will start extracting the new vob file.

Step 2

2.1 When you have finished editing then you can merge or join all the new vob files with either, Join VOB Files Tool 1.0 or VOBMerge 2.5, ready to convert to a new format.

how to split vob files and how to reauthor a dvd

Vob Splitter is a user friendly freeware application designed to split large vob files into several smaller vob files. You can quite easily reauthor a new DVD by using a VIDEO_TS folder from a DVD recorded on a DVD/HDD recorder as your source. Then with Vob Splitter all you have to do is set the size of split of your source vob file to 210Mb and make sure the new file name starts VTS-01 and select save. Insert the new split (VTS_01_1, VTS_01_2, etc.) vob files into the VIDEO_TS folder making sure to keep the core files of the previous DVD. Then you can burn this folder with ImgBurn. This is one way I have found to reauthor a new DVD.

Blue highlighted files are the core files that you want to keep. All I have done is copy& paste a VIDEO_TS folder from a DVD recorded on my DVD/HDD recorder on to my PC hard drive and then deleted the VOB Files (VTS_01_01, VTS_02_02, etc).

Yellow highlighted files are the modified (edited, merged and split) VOB files that have been inserted.

Step 1

vobsplitter02

Download, extract all and run the program.

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Video/Other-VIDEO-Tools/VOB-Splitter.shtml

1.1 Before we start, you should have a VIDEO_TS folder with a vob file which has already been trimmed and merged into one complete vob file with all the previous vob files deleted.

1.2 Select Open File, using the slider set the Size to split to 210 Mb. To fine tune the size of split use the scroll wheel on your mouse.

1.3 Select Go! Enter the File name as VTS_01 and select Save.

1.4 Now the contents of the VIDEO_TS folder are:

1.5 Delete your original source vob file (Merged Home Movie) and then the VIDEO_TS folder is ready to burn to DVD.

1.6 To burn with ImgBurn, go to DVD playback problems - Step 2.

dvd playback problems

If you are experiencing any DVD playback problems with a DVD recorded on a DVD/HDD recorder and it will not playback on any other DVD player/HDD recorder. Then the answer to your DVD playback problems is ImgBurn. As this is an uncopyrighted DVD then it is easy to transfer the VIDEO_TS folder via copy & paste on to your PC hard drive. One of the features of ImgBurn is that it can build DVD Video discs straight from a VIDEO_TS folder and is a user friendly, freeware application.

Step 1.

1.1. In My Documents create a new folder "home recorded Dvd"

1.2. Insert the DVD which you have recorded into your PC DVD drive, go to My Computer it will be displaying the DVD icon in your DVD drive.

1.3. Right click the icon and scroll down to and click Open. Now it will be displaying two folders.

1.4. The folder we are interested in is the VIDEO_TS folder

1.5. Either copy&paste or drag&drop the VIDEO_TS folder into your "home recorded Dvd" folder in My Documents. Depending on how long/quality of the recording it should take between 8-14 minutes.

Step 2.

2.1 Download and install ImgBurn, The Ultimate Image Burner!

http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download

2.2 Open ImgBurn then select mode and scroll down and select build.

2.3 Select the browse for folder icon and then select the VIDEO_TS folder in My Documents, "home recorded Dvd" folder.

2.4 Select output and select device. If the verify box has been highlighted with a tick, deselect this as it will take longer to burn your new DVD.

2.5 Select, tools, automatic write speed and change it to 2.4x

2.6 Select the build folder to disc icon.

2.7 And then it will ask you to confirm volume label, select yes, followed by ok.

2.8 It will start to burn the new DVD and you will not encounter anymore DVD playback problems.