GIF to VOB: Convert Video from GIF(Animated GIF) to VOB(DVD Media File) with River Past Video Cleaner, GIF2VOB converter, conversion

What is GIF?

Animated GIF is not really a video format. It is a sequence of GIF frames stringed together. Due to the 256-color limitation of GIF, the color is dithered. The compression is not that great, so the file size tend to be large given the frame rate and resolution.

However, since GIF is supported by all web browsers without any add-on, it is a great way to create small video thumbnails. Generally, the resolution should be kept small (80x60, for example), the frame rate should be kept low (4 fps, for example), and the duration should be kept under a few seconds.

Animated GIF is not really a video format. It uses 256-color GIF compression, with low quality and relatively large files. It is not suitable for video playback. However, since it is supported by all web browsers without any add-on's, it is a great format for video thumbnails and should be used for this purpose only.

To convert from animated GIF to a regular video file, you need to have Apple QuickTime 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 GIF(Animated GIF) 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 "GIF - Animated GIF (*.gif)" 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 Animated GIF 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.