Using FFmpeg to Convert VOB to WMV

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:05:23 GMT

Today we were given a product demo on DVD that we needed to convert to a WMV so that we can make it available to our end users. My first thought was "How do I turn a VOB into a WMV?" without downloading a bunch of shareware. Then I remembered FFmpeg, one of the best video utilities out there.

First, I got a copy of the VOB file (520MB) on my machine. Then I opened up a command prompt, navigated to the FFmpeg directory, and started playing with the conversion settings.

I tried a few different options before I decided to go simple. I ended up just setting the bit rate to 500kb/s and let FFmpeg control the rest.

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The end result is a nice 38MB WMV.

Note: I am not a video expert. This process may not work on all VOBs.

You can download FFmpeg from SVN. And here is some good documentation on FFmpeg.

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Fri, 15 Sep 2006 19:54:35 GMT

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