How to convert .VOB files into one .avi file using ffmpeg (Linux)

  1. Open a terminal in the folder containing the .VOB files.

  2. Install ffmpeg using command (0).

  3. Convert individual .VOB files into .avi files using command (1).

  4. Create a list of the .avi files using command (2).

  5. Concatenate .avi files into a single .avi file using command (3).

Commands:

(0): sudo apt install ffmpeg

(1): ffmpeg -i input_1.VOB -f avi -c:v mpeg4 -b:v 800k -g 300 -bf 2 -c:a libmp3lame -b:a 128k output_1.avi

(2): ls *.avi | while read each; do echo "file '$each'" >> aviFiles.txt; done

(3): ffmpeg -f concat -i aviFiles.txt -c copy output.avi