How to Convert VOB to WMV
This wikiHow teaches you how to convert a Video Object (.VOB) file to the Windows Media Video (.WMV) format. Install VLC Media Player on your computer. If you don't already have this app on your Mac or PC, you can download it free from...
Method 1 of 2:
Using VLC Media Player
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Picture 1 of How to Convert VOB to WMV Install VLC Media Player on your computer. If you don't already have this app on your Mac or PC, you can download it free from https://www.videolan.org.- See Download and Install VLC Media Player if you need help with the installation.
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Picture 2 of How to Convert VOB to WMV Open VLC Media Player. If you're using Windows, you'll find it in the Start menu—it should be in the All Apps area in a folder called VideoLAN. If you have macOS, it'll be in the Applications folder. -
Picture 3 of How to Convert VOB to WMV Click the Media menu. It's at the top-left corner of the player.- If you're using macOS, click the File menu at the top-left corner of the screen instead.
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Picture 4 of How to Convert VOB to WMV Click Convert / Save. It's near the bottom of the menu. -
Picture 5 of How to Convert VOB to WMV Click + Add. -
Picture 6 of How to Convert VOB to WMV Browse to the folder that contains the .VOB file. -
Picture 7 of How to Convert VOB to WMV Select the file and click Open. You should now see the file's name in the white box. -
Picture 8 of How to Convert VOB to WMV Click the Convert / Save button. It's at the bottom of the window. -
Picture 9 of How to Convert VOB to WMV Select Video – WMV + WMA (ASF) from the drop-down menu. -
Picture 10 of How to Convert VOB to WMV Click the wrench button. It's next to the drop-down menu. -
Picture 11 of How to Convert VOB to WMV Select ASF/WMV on the Encapsulation tab. This is the tab that opened by default. -
Picture 12 of How to Convert VOB to WMV Click the Video codec tab. -
Picture 13 of How to Convert VOB to WMV Select WMV2 or WMV3 from the ″Codec″ drop-down. The options you have may vary. -
Picture 14 of How to Convert VOB to WMV Click the Audio codec tab. -
Picture 15 of How to Convert VOB to WMV Select MP3 from the ″Codec″ drop-down menu. If you'd like to change the bitrate to something other than the default (128 mb), enter a new bitrate (e.g., 320) into the ″Bitrate″ field. -
Picture 16 of How to Convert VOB to WMV Click Save. It's at the bottom of the window. -
Picture 17 of How to Convert VOB to WMV Click Browse. It's under the ″Destination″ header at the bottom of the window. -
Picture 18 of How to Convert VOB to WMV Navigate to the folder in which you want to save the .WMV file. -
Picture 19 of How to Convert VOB to WMV Name the file and end it with the ″.WMV″ extension. The file name should look something like this: myfilename.wmv. -
Picture 20 of How to Convert VOB to WMV Click Save. -
Picture 21 of How to Convert VOB to WMV Click Start. The original .VOB file will now save to a new file in the .WMV format in the selected folder. The new file is playable in any app that supports the .WMV format.
Method 2 of 2:
Using an Online File Converter
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Picture 22 of How to Convert VOB to WMV Go to https://www.onlineconverter.com/vob-to-wmv in a web browser. If your .VOB file is 200 MB or less in size, you can use Online Converter to save it in the .WMV format.[1] -
Picture 23 of How to Convert VOB to WMV Click Browse. This opens your computer's file browser. -
Picture 24 of How to Convert VOB to WMV Navigate to the folder that contains the .VOB file. -
Picture 25 of How to Convert VOB to WMV Select the file and click Open. -
Picture 26 of How to Convert VOB to WMV Click Convert. Once the conversion is complete, you'll be redirected to a page that allows you to download the file in its new format. -
Picture 27 of How to Convert VOB to WMV Follow the on-screen instructions to download the file. Once the file is downloaded, you'll have no trouble playing it in any app that supports .WMV files.
Update 24 March 2020
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