{"id":116863,"date":"2021-05-06T03:58:56","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T03:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/?p=116863"},"modified":"2021-05-06T03:58:56","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T03:58:56","slug":"how-to-play-vob-file-on-mac-1400","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/how-to-play-vob-file-on-mac-1400.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Play VOB File on Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Videos come in a number of different file types and formats, some of which are universally accepted, and some of which are not very compatible with your video player. The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/VOB\" title=\"VOB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>VOB<\/strong><\/a> file format one of those video file formats that are not very compatible with all Windows, macOS, Linux, etc., native players. Thankfully, there are hosts of third-party applications that can handle (by opening or converting) VOB files, and in this guide, we will focus on macOS applications. Ever wondered what a VOB file is? We will also discuss the basics of VOB files.<\/p>\n<div class=\"anchor-list-green\">\n<p align=\"center\">Menu<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li> <a href=\"#part1\">What is VOB file<\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#part2\">Play VOB files on mac directly<\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#part3\">Convert VOB to MOV or other formats to play on mac<\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#part4\">Conclusion<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\" id=\"part1\"><strong>Part 1:  What is VOB file?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"clearfix pr pb20\">\n<div class=\"col-md-7\">\n<p> what is a VOB file? According to FileInfo, a VOB (short for Video Object) file is one type of movie data file, usually from a DVD disc. It is usually stored in a VIDEO_TS folder, which is the root of a DVD file. A VOB file has the .vob file extension, and it usually contains the following types of data:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-5 tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/how-to-convert-dvd-iso-to-vob-02.png\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3 projection ml15 mb15 img_big lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/how-to-convert-dvd-iso-to-vob-02.png\" width=\"140\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"anchor-list-blue\">\n<ul class=\"pl40\">\n<li>Video<\/li>\n<li>Audio<\/li>\n<li>Subtitles<\/li>\n<li>DVD menus<\/li>\n<li>Other navigation contents<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>VOB files are home to the actual movie data, including support audio (such as MP2, DTS, and AC3), and the MPEG-2 video stream. Unfortunately, native players do not fully support and they cannot deal with the VOB file, and therefore it is necessary for you to use third-party players or converters that work with them. These are some of the applications can work with VOB files:<\/p>\n<div class=\"anchor-list-blue\">\n<ul class=\"pl40\">\n<li>Leawo Blu-ray Player<\/li>\n<li>Leawo Video Converter Ultimate<\/li>\n<li>VLC Media Player<\/li>\n<li>MPlayerX<\/li>\n<li>Eltima Media Player<\/li>\n<li>Windows File Viewer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Among these applications, Leawo Blu-ray Player and Leawo Video Converter Ultimate are the best, as they have several advantages. We will now discuss how to open VOB files on Mac.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\" id=\"part2\"><strong>Part 2: Play VOB files on mac directly<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If you are a Mac user, you probably know what QuickTime Player is. Most Mac users prefer to use QuickTime for media playback, with one of the reasons being its simplicity. Unless a user has installed plug-ins for QuickTime Player, such as the Perian Plugin, it unfortunately does not open VOB files. Therefore, how to play VOB files on Mac? You can simply try <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/blu-ray-player\/\">Leawo Blu-ray Player for Mac <\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n, which is also one of the top QuickTime alternatives. Why Leawo Blu-ray Player? These are some of the reasons:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"rec\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/leawo-blu-ray-player.jpg\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/leawo-blu-ray-player.jpg\" title=\"Leawo Blu-ray Player\" alt=\"Leawo Blu-ray Player\"  src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"\/blu-ray-player\/\" title=\"Leawo Free Blu-ray Player for Mac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Leawo Blu-ray Player for Mac<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Region-free Blu-ray player software to play Blu-ray disc and DVD disc for free, regardless of disc protection and region restriction.<br \/>\nPlay 4K FLV videos, 4K MKV videos, 4K MP4 videos, etc. without quality loss.<br \/>\nSupport the <strong><a title=\"conversion from Blu-ray\/DVD discs to MKV\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/blu-ray-player\/blu-ray-to-mkv.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">conversion from Blu-ray\/DVD discs to MKV<\/a><\/strong> in the premium version. <\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/downloads\/blu-ray-player.html\" class=\"rec-dl-win\">Download Win<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/downloads\/blu-ray-player-mac.html\" class=\"rec-buy-mac\">Download Mac<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Follow the steps below for using the software.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"h3-icon og\">Step 1:  Load your VOB files<\/h3>\n<p>Open Leawo Blu-ray Player for Mac, then click the green \"Open File\" button to browse and load any video(s) or audio(s) for playback. Upon importation, you should see your media file(s) on the playlist.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/blu-ray-player-main-01.jpg\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/blu-ray-player-main-01.jpg\" title=\"blu-ray-player\" alt=\"blu-ray-player\" width=\"500\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"h3-icon og\">Step 2: Adjust the video subtitles<\/h3>\n<p>After you load your media, the software should automatically begin the playback. During playback, move your mouse over to the Title Area. From the 4 available options, click the \"Subtitles\" icon. You can enable, disable, select or import subtitles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/blu-ray-player-02.jpg\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/blu-ray-player-02.jpg\" title=\"blu-ray-player\" alt=\"blu-ray-player\" width=\"500\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"h3-icon og\">Step 3: Adjust the video settings<\/h3>\n<p>Move your mouse over to the top left corner, or right click on the main interface and choose the \"Videos\" option to enter the \u2018Video-Settings\u2019 panel. Options that are available include video cropping, post-processing, view mode, zooming etc.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/blu-ray-player-03.jpg\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/blu-ray-player-03.jpg\" title=\"blu-ray-player\" alt=\"blu-ray-player\" width=\"500\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"h3-icon og\">Step 4: Adjust the audio settings<\/h3>\n<p>Move your mouse over to the top left corner, or right click on the main interface and select the \u201cAudios\" option to enter the \u2018Audio-Settings\u2019 panel. The options available include audio volume, amplification, offset, stream, output device, etc.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/blu-ray-player-04.jpg\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/blu-ray-player-04.jpg\" title=\"blu-ray-player\" alt=\"blu-ray-player\" width=\"500\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\" id=\"part3\"><strong>Part 3: Convert VOB to MOV or other formats to play on mac<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Basically, QuickTime player cannot provide playback support for VOB files, but if you prefer it for all your video playback, there is another way for you. You could also try converting the VOB files to another format that is accepted by QuickTime, for example the MOV video format. MOV is also the QuickTime format, which will also work on iOS devices. For the converting VOB to MOV or other formats, you can always rely on <strong><a title=\"Leawo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/video-converter-ultimate-mac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leawo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac<\/a><\/strong>. Why Leawo Video Converter Ultimate? These are some of the reasons:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"rec\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/video-converter-ultimate.jpg\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/video-converter-ultimate.jpg\" title=\"Leawo Video Converter Ultimate\" alt=\"Leawo Video Converter Ultimate\"  src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"\/video-converter-ultimate\/\" title=\"Leawo Video Converter Ultimate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Leawo Video Converter Ultimate for Mac<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Convert Any Videos and Audios<br \/>\n<strong><a title=\"convert 2D to 3D\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/video-converter-ultimate\/2d-to-3d.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">converting video from 2D to 3D<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nOutput for Any Apple and Android Devices<br \/>\nDownload Videos and Audios from 1000+ Sites<br \/>\nProfessional Photo Slideshow Maker and Burner<br \/>\nGreatly Enhance Blu-ray\/DVD\/Video Output Effects<\/p>\n<div><span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/downloads\/video-converter-ultimate.html\" class=\"rec-dl-win\">Windows<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/downloads\/video-converter-ultimate-mac.html\" class=\"rec-buy-mac\">Mac<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Leawo Video Converter for Mac has a lot more features that you can learn about from the product page. There is also a version for Windows available. With all that said, follow the below for converting your MPG files:<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"title6\">Step 1: Import the VOB videos<\/h3>\n<p>Use the drag and drop method to import the movies you want to compress. You can also click the \u201cAdd Video\u201d button located on the top right-hand corner of the file list and select your movies manually.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Leawo-video-converter-ultimate-import-01.jpg\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Leawo-video-converter-ultimate-import-01.jpg\" title=\"Leawo-video-converter-ultimate\" alt=\"Leawo-video-converter-ultimate\" width=\"500\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"title6\">Step 2: Select the output format<\/h3>\n<p>Next to the \u201cConvert\u201d button on top of the file list, you should see the currently selected output format, for example \u201cMP4 Video\u201d. Click it and from the drop down menu, select \u201cChange\u201d. Next you click \u201cFormat\u201d, then under \u201cCommon Video\u201d select MOV or another format accepted by QuickTime Player.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Leawo-video-converter-outpu-format-02.jpg\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Leawo-video-converter-outpu-format-02.jpg\" title=\"Leawo-video-converter-outpu-format\" alt=\"Leawo-video-converter-outpu-format\" width=\"500\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"title6\">Step 3: Edit the profile settings (if necessary)<\/h3>\n<p>Click on the output format button again (labeled MP4 Video). From the menu, click the \u201cEdit\u201d button to enter the Profile Settings pane where you can adjust the video and audio parameters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Leawo-video-converter-ultimate-profile-settings-03.jpg\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Leawo-video-converter-ultimate-profile-settings-03.jpg\" title=\"Leawo-video-converter-ultimate-profile-settings\" alt=\"Leawo-video-converter-ultimate-profile-settings\" width=\"500\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"anchor-list-green-bg\">\n<p>Note<\/p>\n<ul>\n<p>This step will allow you to just the video parameters that can affect the size of the output files, including Resolution, Bit Rate and Frame Rate. The Audio parameters that can also affect output file size include the Bit Rate and Sample Rate. Make changes to the parameters and when you are done, click OK.<\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"title6\">Step 4: Convert the VOB<\/h3>\n<p>Click the green \u201cConvert\u201d button. From the sidebar that will show up, set the output directory under \u201cSave to\u201d box for containing the output files. Click the \u201cConvert\u201d button at the bottom of sidebar, which is shown above, to start conversion process.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Leawo-video-converter-convert-videos-04.jpg\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Leawo-video-converter-convert-videos-04.jpg\" title=\"Leawo-video-converter-convert-videos\" alt=\"Leawo-video-converter-convert-videos\" width=\"500\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\" id=\"part4\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>QuickTime Player for macOS is provides you the basic playback, as well as basic editing needs for the video formats it supports. Moreover, many users appreciate the simplicity of QuickTime, which is perhaps one of its best features. Unfortunately, it is too basic, such that it supports a limited number of file formats and unfortunately VOB is not one of those supported formats. Therefore, we believe we have answered the how to open VOB files on Mac question, which you can do by using Leawo Blu-ray Player for macOS.<\/p>\n<p>Leawo Blu-ray Player is by-far the best video player and QuickTime alternative that you can utilize for all your media playback needs. We have also answered the how to convert VOB to MOV on Mac question, which you can do by using Leawo Video Converter Ultimate for macOS. Leawo Video Converter Ultimate is also one of the best video converters that has lots of features, and one that is very easy to use.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Videos come in a number of different file types and formats, some of which are universally accepted, and some of which are not very compatible with your video player. The VOB file format one of those video file formats that &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/how-to-play-vob-file-on-mac-1400.html\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":36162,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[234,335,221,393,235],"tags":[16,58],"class_list":["post-116863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blu-ray-dvd-player","category-convert-video","category-player-alternatvies","category-quicktime","category-video-player","tag-blu-ray-player","tag-video-converter-ultimate"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"views":3504,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116863"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116863\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}