DV to VOB: Convert Video from DV(Digital Video Cassette) to VOB(DVD Media File) with River Past Video Cleaner, DV2VOB converter, conversion

What is DV?

The format was first called DVC (as in Digital Video Cassette), later it was called simply DV. It is used in many consumer and professional grade digital camcorders.

Digital video (DV) can be captured from a DV camcorder, stored in a file on the user's computer, or stored on tape using a video tape recorder (VTR).

On Windows, DirectShow based DV capture program normally capture the DV into an AVI file. However, QuickTime based software would generally create a .DV file without the AVI header.

To convert DV video (with .dv extension) to other formats, please have Apple QuickTime is installed.

What is VOB?

VOB standards for "Video Object". It is the file type to store video on a DVD disc. It is actuallly a MPEG-2 video, with special extension to support PCM, AC3, DTS audio, subpictures, and button navigation commands.

Additional Requirements

To convert from DV(Digital Video Cassette) to VOB(DVD Media File) video with River Past Video Cleaner, you must have River Past MPEG-2 Booster Pack installed.

Launch River Past Video Cleaner

Once River Past Video Cleaner is installed properly, launch Video Cleaner.

Add File

Click on the "Add File" button on the tool bar. The standard file open dialog appears. Select "DV - Digital Video (*.dv)" in its "Files of type" combo box.

Select the file you want to convert and click "Open". The file will be added to the conversion file list.

Note: To convert from DV files, you must have Apple QuickTime installed.

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Select Output Format

Use the setting panel on the bottom of the window to control the output format. Click on the toggle to the left of the "Output Format" label to expand the panel. Select "VOB - DVD MPEG-2" as the "File Type".

Note: The MPEG-2 Booster Pack must be installed for the "MPG - MPEG-2" output option to show.

Select "NTSC" or "PAL" under "TV Standard" according to your location. Additional options under "Video Settings" changes accordingly depending on your selection of TV Standard.

Change Video Settings

Click on the toggle to the left of the "Video Settings" label to expand the panel.

You can change the size, and bitrate of the video.

If the TV standard is NTSC, you have the option to use 720x480, 704x480, 352x480 and 352x240 as the video resolution.

If the TV standard is PAL, you have the option to use 720x576, 704x576, 352x576 and 352x288 as the resolution.

The bitrate is in the unit of kbit/second. Use this formula to calculate the video size per minute:

Video size/minute (KByte/second) = bitrate / 8 * 60.