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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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Related file formats Has priority over MPEG-1 Program Stream  
Has priority over MPEG-2 Program Stream  
Is subtype of MPEG-2 Program Stream  
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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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