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CS6 - Cannot Open VOB Video File

Aug 20, 2012 2:03 AM

VOB is listed as a supported video file but it does not open via drag and drop or importing via video frames to layers. I get the message, "could not complete your request because video file could not be opened". Other supported video formats work. I am running CS6 64 bit on Windows. Any suggestions besides converting the VOB files?

1405 Views   7 Replies   Latest reply: Bill Hunt, Nov 21, 2012 8:30 AM
 
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  • beejay01
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    1. beejay01,
    Aug 20, 2012 2:15 PM   in reply to JMK77
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    Files types supported by the new

    video playback engine (photoshop extended cs6)

     

    AI, AIF, AIFF, AC3, ASND, CIN, DPX,

    EPS, JFIF, JPE, JPG, JPEG, GIF, ICO,

    BMP, DIB, RLE, PSD, PNG, PCT, PICT,

    VFW, TGA, ICB, VST, VDA, TIF, TIFF,

    MPEG, VOB, MOD, MPE, MPG, M2V,

    MPA, MP2, M2A, MPV, M2P, M2T,

    M2TS, MTS, TS, M1V, MP4, M4V,

    MOV, M4A, AAC, 3GP, AVC, 264, F4V,

    FLV, SWF, AVI, 3G2, DIF, DV, WAV,

    FLC, FLI, M15, M1A, M1S, M1V, M75,

    MPG4, MPM, MXF

     
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  • Curt Y
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    2. Curt Y,
    Aug 20, 2012 3:07 PM   in reply to JMK77
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    Does it play in Bridge?  If not probably will not in PS either.

     
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    3. JMK77,
    Aug 20, 2012 3:30 PM   in reply to Curt Y
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    It does open in Bridge via the video player with the associated file type for VOB in my system (VLC media player).

     
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    4. Curt Y,
    Aug 20, 2012 3:42 PM   in reply to JMK77
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    will it play in Apple Quicktime, which I believe is the engine for PS?

     
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    5. JMK77,
    Aug 20, 2012 3:57 PM   in reply to Curt Y
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    For further clarification, the vob files in Bridge opens if I double click it. It does not play when I select a vob file to preview (preview is set to play video files). Also I notice the in the Bridge Preferences>file type associations,  vob is not listed as a file type to associate. “Hide undefined file types’ is unchecked at the bottom of the menu which means everything is listed. Since vob is not there I assume Adobe took a little liberty with editable file types?

     
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    6. JMK77,
    Aug 20, 2012 4:24 PM   in reply to Curt Y
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    Vob files do not play in the version of Quicktime I have. So I suspect including vob as a supported file format is something of a stretch.

     

     

     

    Has anyone been able to open a vob file in CS6?

     
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  • Bill Hunt
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    7. Bill Hunt,
    Nov 21, 2012 8:30 AM   in reply to JMK77
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    VOB's (Video Object files) are wrapper, or containers. They usually just contain an MPEG-2 muxed AV Stream, but depending on how/where they were created, the first VOB can also contain DVD Menus, and navigation instructions. Again, depending on how/where they were created, those Menus and navigation instructions might not be 100% DVD-compatible.

     

    This article goes into a lot more detail, and also has links to help one rip the MPEG-2 AV Stream, even from non-DVD-compatible VOB's: http://forums.adobe.com/message/2298534#2298534

     

    My first guess would be that the problem VOB(s), was created by a DVR deck, or by software, that outputs non-DVD-compatible VOB's.

     

    Good luck, and hope that helps,

     

    Hunt

     
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