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Summary
Name	Video Object File (MPEG-2 subset)
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Identifiers	PUID: fmt/425
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Classification	Video
Disclosure
Description	A Video Object File (or VOB) is a strict subset of the MPEG-2 Program Stream, primarily used within DVD video. A VOB will contain an extended private stream containing both 'Packet Control Information', and 'Data Search Information'.
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Byte order
Related file formats	Has priority over MPEG-1 Program Stream Has priority over MPEG-2 Program Stream Is subtype of MPEG-2 Program Stream
Technical Environment
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Supported until
Format Risk
Developed by	None.
Supported by	None.
Source	Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date	11 Jun 2012
Source description	11/2023 (v.115)- Modified the offset values in the internal signature from null to 0 as part of a project to match PRONOM data with the xsd standard. Internally researched.
Last updated	15 Nov 2023
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