DVDs contain folders and files which are specially developped for DVD players and not for computers.
If you explore the DVD on your computer, you see on most DVDs the folders Video_TS and Audio_TS. The folder Audio_TS is on video DVDs empty. This folders is normally used for audio DVDs.
If you open the folder Video_TS you see that the extensions of the files in it are .vob, .ifo and .bup. The .vob files are actually the .mpeg or video files and only these files contain video. The .ifo files contain information like scenes and time. The .bup files are backup files of the .ifo files. These files aren't relevant for computers.
If you double click a .vob file and you do not have any DVD player installed on your computer, the computer says that it can not open the file. But there is a trick to do let your computer play this file.
The trick to play this file is to copy the .vob files to a folder on your hard drive. The next thing you need to do is to change the file extension into .mpg. (Note: Do not change the name of the file but be sure you change the extension of it!)
If you copy the .vob file and you change the extension in .mpg, there is no garantuee that it works. This depends on the codecs you have installed on your computer. But often this trick will work.
So what is the solution if the above doesn't work?
If you have copied the .vob files to your hard drive and you double clicked it after you have changed the extension into .mpg, and the file cannot be played then there is another solution to rip the DVD.
Then you can rip your DVD using simple DVD ripping tools. These tools copy and convert the .vob files so they can be played on your computer. The most DVD ripping tools can rip you DVD to .avi, .mpg or .wmv files. All these files are compatible with Windows Media Player and Windows Movie Maker.
If you search on the internet for DVD ripping software you find many tools and also many tools to download.
Recommend Tools:
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