How to convert VOB to MP4 in Mac/ Windows

Rob Parsons Updated on Apr 15, 2022 5:53 PM

How to make .ifo .vob to mp4 on Mac? So I was wondering how to make files such as .bup, .ifo, .vob to an mp4 on Mac. Is there a program that can make them convert?

If you have a VOB video file that you have ripped from a DVD, you can't transfer and play it on an iPad or iPhone in VOB format. The iOS device uses an MP4 (H.264/MPEG-4 AVC) file format for playing videos, so you must convert the VOB to MP4 format. Or you have a lot of MP4 videos on your Mac, and want to get these video into a format where it can be burned onto a DVD and watched with a DVD player, then you need to convert videos in MP4 to VOB format.

Today we'll take a look at Video Converter for Mac, a lean, user-friendly and incredibly versatile media file conversion application. Apart from converting VOB to MP4 on Mac or vice versa, it also supports encoding more common formats like MKV, AVI, MTS, FLV, WMV, MPEG, MOV, etc. with perfect output quality and high conversion speed.

For encoding VOB to MP4 on a Windows PC, please use Video Converter for Windows.

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It's important to note that VOB files on DVD are sometimes encrypted. If you can't decrypt and rip DVD .vob movies to MP4, please use DVD Ripper.

The following article is a guide shows you how to convert VOB to MP4 format on Mac OS X. Do in the same way, if you want to transfer MP4 to VOB conversion. Basically the steps are this easy:

Step 1: Load VOB Files to the program

Click "Add File" button on the top left side to import VOB file or whatever it is that you wish to convert on your hard drive. Alternatively, find your movies and drag them manually to the center workplace of this VOB to MP4 converter for Mac.

The app supports batch conversion, which allows you to import multiple VOB video files and convert at a time.

Step 2: Encoding Settings (using presets if need)

Choose the video format under "Profile" drop-down menu that you want your video to be converted to. Here we select MP4 as output file format under "General Video" list.

The Mac VOB to MP4 video converter includes ready presets to convert video for iPhone, iPad, Android phones, tablets, game consoles, and other portable media players, etc. Here you can choose a preset from the Preset list and it will automatically setup all the required settings.

Although many of the presets are targeted at Apple devices, they may well work fine on competitor devices also.

Edit VOB files (optional)

If you want to make your video more sharable, you can utilize the editing capabilities to trim sections out of your video clips, crop the video frame to get the desired part, split your video clips into small clips, change video effect, rotate videos, adjust the video brightness, contrast and saturation, etc,. Get more details with user guide.

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Step 3: Start converting VOB to MP4 on Mac OS X

After all the settings, now, just click the 'Convert' button to start conversion process.

Wait for the application to transform the VOB to MP4 (MPEG-4) video. The conversion times will be anywhere from a few minutes to many hours, depending on the file size and length of the VOB file you imported.

Want to burn your MP4 files? check out the tuturial about how to burn MP4 file onto DVD disc. You can follow it burn your MP4 videos or any other files for playback onto home DVD player.