In our daily life, we would deal with kinds of video files like the DVD videos VOB. Sometimes, we need to convert VOB to MOV, so that the Mac video editing programs like Final Cut Pro (X) can handle it well. If you got some VOB video and attempt to edit VOB files with FCP X, read on the follow paragraphs to get some hints.
Normally, we would like to adopt Final Cut Pro to edit VOB videos in order to get better videos or more wonderful video files. Well, Final Cut Pro might not work with .vob files due to the codec issue or other reasons. In this case, to smoothly import VOB to FCP X, the easy workaround is to convert VOB to ProRes MOV which is the best codecs with best results when working with Final Cut Pro. For this purpose, this article will guide through how to rewrap and transcode .vob to ProRes MOV in details.
Converting VOB to Apple ProRes 422 MOV for Final Cut Pro X
The quick workaround is to use the easy-to-use yet professional app called Brorosft Video Converter for Mac which can be used as a Mac VOB to ProRes Converter under OS X Leopard (10.5), Snow Leopard (10.6), Lion (10.7), Mountain Lion (10.8), Mavericks(10.9). It is free, clean and safe to install and use. With it, you can effortlessly transcode VOB clips to ProRes 422 encoded MOV for Final Cut Pro 7/X, and it works well and converts flawlessly. Meanwhile, the Mac Video Conversion tool can create files compatible with various non-linear editing systems like Avid, FCE, iMovie, and Adobe Premiere (Pro), etc. Below is how.
1: Load VOB files to the Program
You can directly drag and drop the VOB videos to the software, or click "Add" or "Add From Folder" to locate the VOB files into the VOB to FCP Mac converter.
2: Choose Final Cut Pro as Output Format
Press "Format" option and navigate the mouse cursor to choose "Format > Final Cut Pro > Apple ProRes 422 (*.mov)" as the best codec for FCP 6/7 and FCP X on Mac.
Tips: You can click “settings” button in the main interface to customize the output video’s parameters, such as resolution, frame rate, etc.
3. Start VOB to Final Cut Pro Conversion on Mac OS X
Click the big "Convert" button at the bottom right corner, this Mac video converter will start to transcode VOB to ProRes for Final Cut Pro! Once the conversion completes, you are free to use VOB files in FCP X!
Before the conversion, you can edit the VOB videos. By clicking “Edit” button, you can trim, crop the video, or add watermark and adjust effect, add subtitles to the videos which you will convert.
Additional Tips:
1. For FCP X user, before you try to do the conversion, don’t forget to make sure that you have installed the Apple ProRes Codec manually since the FCP X asks users to install it by themselves.
2. If you want to edit .vob in iMovie/FCE, you just need to choose the “iMovie and Final Cut Express -> Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov)” in the second step.
See Also:
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VOB to iMovie: How to convert and import VOB files to iMovie
AVI to MOV: How to Convert AVI to QuickTime MOV on Mac
Source:Enable VOB files to work within Final Cut Pro X
