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I encountered this issue recently, so I thought I'd pass along my insight to other mac users. Some of the Fanedits are made specifically with the idea of burning a DVD/BD. This results in a VIDEO_TS file comprised of multiple VOB files and other goodies. In the specific example I went through, there were 4 VOB files each 25 mins or so in length. If you were burning a disc from this, no problem there are files in the folder telling your burn program how to exactly arrange those files for a seamless final product 100 mins or so in total length.
However, I'm not a big fan of physical media, so I prefer to convert all of my purchases and acquisitions into an iTunes friendly format such as .mp4 or .m4v and shove it onto the NAS. So, when confronted with multiple VOBs, what to do? Handbrake will only recognize one VOB as a standalone "title" so unless you want to start up each file after the stops manually, that's no good.
First you have to merge the individual VOB files into one .mkv container. I used MKVToolnix for Mac. It was foolproof. You just click on the first VOB file of the sequence and it merges all of the other constituent parts automatically as long as they are in the same folder. It even merges them in the correct sequence, very nice. Once you have your .mkv container you can convert it to whatever format you want using your favorite converter like Handbrake or iFlicks2. That's it; not as simple as downloading an .mp4 or .m4v in the first place, but other than the conversion time from mpeg-2 to H.264, its pretty painless.
However, I'm not a big fan of physical media, so I prefer to convert all of my purchases and acquisitions into an iTunes friendly format such as .mp4 or .m4v and shove it onto the NAS. So, when confronted with multiple VOBs, what to do? Handbrake will only recognize one VOB as a standalone "title" so unless you want to start up each file after the stops manually, that's no good.
First you have to merge the individual VOB files into one .mkv container. I used MKVToolnix for Mac. It was foolproof. You just click on the first VOB file of the sequence and it merges all of the other constituent parts automatically as long as they are in the same folder. It even merges them in the correct sequence, very nice. Once you have your .mkv container you can convert it to whatever format you want using your favorite converter like Handbrake or iFlicks2. That's it; not as simple as downloading an .mp4 or .m4v in the first place, but other than the conversion time from mpeg-2 to H.264, its pretty painless.