Comparison between AVI and VOB

AVI is a multimedia container format introduced by Microsoft in November 1992 as part of its Video for Windows technology. AVI files can contain both audio and video data in a file container that allows synchronous audio-with-video playback.

VOB is a container format in DVD-Video media. VOB can contain video, audio, subtitle, menu and navigation contents multiplexed together into a stream form.based on the MPEG program stream format, but with additional limitations and specifications in the private streams

Summary:

1.AVI files can contain both audio and video data in a file container.while VOB can contain video, audio, subtitle, menu and navigation contents multiplexed together.

2.AVI is thought of as a container format with the DV compressor type being only one of possible compressors.

3.AVI does have some of the advanced capabilities that are available in VOB.

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