Q: I've downloaded some VOB files and now I want to transfer all the VOB videos to my PS3 so that I can play VOB on PS3 during the travel. But it seems the video files cannot be transferred and played on PS3. What's going wrong? How to solve the problem?
A: Now there are two general strategies you can take: physically copying your VOB files to a USB drive, memory card, which is pretty straightforward, or streaming your VOB video over the network, which is where things get more fun and interesting. So let's dive in.
First thing, file format. As we know PS3 can fully support MP4, AVI, WMV, AVCHD, MPEG-2, MPEG-2, etc format, but VOB is not on the PS3 supported format list. To re-encode a VOB video in a different format because it won't play on PS3, don’t hesitate to try Brorsoft Video Converter.
It enables you to encode and import VOB to PS3 without hassle. The main features of this VOB to PS3 Converter are high conversion speed with zero quality loss and supporting to convert from and to more than 70 formats like MP4, AVI, FLV, WMV, MKV, MOV, VOB, TiVo, MVI etc. The equivalent Mac version is Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac, which can convert VOB movies to PS3 on Mac (Include Mavericks). Just download it and follow the steps below to get VOB files onto PS3.
Learn the detailed guide on converting VOB to PS3 compatible video.
1. Install and launch the VOB file Converter and click the "Add" button to load .vob files for converting.
2. Click on the Format box and follow “PSP/PS3” to set a proper format. There are multiple choices like PS3 Video(480p) MPEG-4(*.mp4), PS3 Video(7200p) MPEG-4(*.mp4) and more.
3. Click "Convert" button to start encoding VOB to MP4 for PS3 with the best VOB to PS3 Converter. When the conversion ends, click the Open button to get the resulted video.
Method A. Copy VOB to PS3 physically
Then use a USB flash or hard disc or an SD or CF card, and just dump all of your videos into a folder named VIDEO on the root of the drive and they'll show up automatically in the XMB. Tip: You can also browse the entire drive or disc by pressing triangle and choosing "Display All" to find videos that aren't in the VIDEO folder.
Method B. Stream VOB files to PS3
You can use Windows Media Player 11's built-in DLNA/UPnP serving capabilities to stream to the PS3.
1. In the Media Sharing preference box with your PS3 powered on and connected to the network, select "Unknown Device"—that's your PS3.
2. Your library should now show up in XMB.
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Sat Nov 15, 2014 9:04 am by miniavatar
