We now live in a "share" world, where we share almost everything with each other. We share bikes on the road, share books in a library, and share all kinds of funny stuff on the internet. By sharing, life becomes more convenient and efficient. The most common case we have ever met is sharing videos on various video-sharing websites. Last night, I watched a movie "I am Sam" using my DVD player, which moved me a lot and thus I wanted to share it with others by uploading it to the internet. Technically, it involves video conversion as DVD file with .VOB extension cannot be directly uploaded and shared on the internet. Usually, we convert VOB to FLV if any DVD files need to be uploaded and shared on the internet. Out of the desire to share my solution with you, I write down this post and hope it helps.

Part 1. Introduction of VOB and FLV

Wiki tells that Video Object, short for VOB, is the container format in DVD-Video media. VOB can contain digital video, digital audio, subtitles, DVD menus and navigation contents multiplexed together into a stream form. Files in VOB format may be encrypted. Quite differently, Flash Video, short for FLV or F4V, is a container file format used to deliver digital video content (e.g., TV shows, movies, etc.) over the Internet using Adobe Flash Player version 6 and newer. Through the definition, we may clearly notice that VOB and FLV are two distinctive file formats and due to their application differences, video conversion from VOB to FLV for sharing videos on the internet or from FLV to VOB for burning VOB to DVD is commonly seen. In both cases, a VOB to FLV converter and vice versa is required to carry out the video conversion.

Part 2. Convert VOB to FLV with VOB to FLV converter free online

The first thing coming to your mind may probably be the VOB to FLV converter free online. Undoubtedly, there are numerous of freeware online for you to try, some of which are very powerful and work really fast to convert VOB to FLV. My past two years' experience has told me that freefileconvert is a good choice for VOB to FLV conversion. With this freeware, you are able to convert VOB to FLV free online.

Step 1: Go to freefileconvert.

Step 2: Upload source VOB files to the web. Note that three sources of VOB files are supported, namely File, URL, Cloud.

Step 3: Select the output format FLV.

Step 4: Convert VOB to FLV after approving the terms. This VOB to FLV converter online is handy though you need to upload and download files. After conversion, FLV files can be shared on video-sharing websites like YouTube, Hulu, and so on.

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Part 3. Convert VOB to FLV with best VOB to FLV Converter - Leawo Video Converter

Freefileconvert is a good option but honestly, it is not the best solution. For one thing, uploading and downloading files threatens privacy leakage, which most people cannot accept. For another, the whole video conversion is very time consuming and not cost effective. That's why I've spent lots of time on looking for a proper video converter. Luckily, I came across a professional tool called Leawo Video Converter. Though not totally free, it is worth the money for the good quality and fast speed. Imagine 6X speed faster than any other video converter will definitely make you excited and enjoyable. More than 180 file formats are supported, lots of editing features are provided, and 1:1 file quality is retained just as authentic as the original file without any quality loss. Now check out the steps to convert VOB to FLV with the best video converter.

Step 1: Download Leawo Video Converter.

You have two options for this program, one for Windows and the other for Mac users. Click below buttons to download and install the program to your PC.

   

Step 2: Add source VOB files to the program.

You have two options for this action too, one for dragging the source VOB files directly to the program and the other for clicking Add Video from the menu bar to import the source file.

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Step 3: Change the output format.

In order to change the output format, you can click Change under the format dropdown menu. A profile panel with hundreds of file formats is displayed.

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Step 4: Select FLV as the target output format.

To quickly and correctly locate FLV out from hundreds of formats, enter the key word FLV on the quick search box on the left of the panel. Then return to the main interface.

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Step 5: Edit the file before converting VOB to FLV.

Like most people do, you can edit the source VOB file before conversion starts. Click "Edit" under the format dropdown menu. You are allowed to set parameters such codec, bit rate, aspect ratio for the output file.

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Step 6: Convert VOB to FLV.

Click the big green button "Convert" and a pop-up window will let you specify a directory to save the output file, then hit the round button "Convert" at the bottom area to start converting VOB to FLV. After the whole process is done, you are able to upload or share FLV files on the internet freely.

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Both freefileconvert and Leawo Video Converter are able to convert VOB to FLV for sharing videos on the internet. Overall, considering safety, conversion speed, and file quality, I strongly recommend you to install Leawo Video Converter. It will not let you down.