[Jonah Saltzman]

I recently purchased an iPod Video (80gb), and I have a few family videos that are in .vob format. Can the iPod play .vob files, and if not, is there a free converter to change unprotected .vob files to either MPEG or AVI?

[mduell]

No, the iPod can't play vobs.

If you still have the vobs in the original DVD structure (VIDEO_TS folder with a bunch of 1GB files), use HandBrake. Otherwise if the vobs have been concatenated into one per movie, use iSquint/VisualHub/ffmpegx.

[zerock]

isquint.org

[ChrisB]

MPEG Streamclip can also work with VOB files. It has iPod settings to use for export. It is free.

[Jonah Saltzman]

I tried handbrake, but when I started the rip, the command prompt opened for a few seconds, then dissapeared, and that was it.