TIFF to VOB Converter

How to Convert TIFF to VOB Online

1. Upload Your TIFF Files: Drag and drop one or many .tiff / .tif images, or click "+ Add Files". Upload images in the order you want them to play — they're processed as a sequence.
2. Pick Merge Strategy and Image Duration: Choose Merge images to combine every TIFF into one continuous VOB slideshow, or Video per image to render a separate VOB per file. Set Image Duration from 1/60s (single frame at 60 fps) up to 10 seconds per frame — 3-5 seconds is the sweet spot for a photo slideshow.
3. Set Background Color and Resolution (Optional): Pick a Background Color (Black, White, or 23 named colors) for the letterbox area when TIFF aspect ratio doesn't match the output frame. For Video resolution, choose Fixed Resolutions and pick 720x480 for NTSC DVD or 720x576 for PAL DVD — these are the only two frame sizes the DVD-Video spec allows.
4. Convert and Download: Click Convert. We mux the image sequence with MPEG-2 video at the Very High quality preset by default; files process server-side then download to your browser — no sign-up, no watermark.

Why Convert TIFF to VOB?

TIFF is a lossless raster image format that wedding photographers, archivists, and print shops use for master files because it preserves every pixel without JPEG-style compression artifacts. VOB (Video Object) is the container DVD-Video burns to disc, defined by the DVD Forum spec as MPEG-2 video plus MP2/AC-3/PCM audio inside a strict subset of the MPEG-2 program stream. Converting a TIFF sequence to VOB lets you author a DVD slideshow that plays in a set-top DVD player — the only modern playback path that doesn't need a computer or smart-TV app.

• Author a DVD-Video slideshow — Drop the resulting VOB into DVD authoring software (DVDStyler, Wondershare DVD Creator, ImgBurn) to write a UDF disc that plays on any consumer DVD player.
• Archive scanned negatives or document scans — TIFF is the default output of Epson V600 / V850 film scanners and library-grade book scanners; bundling hundreds of pages into a single VOB gives you a TV-playable index.
• Gift a memorial or wedding video to non-technical relatives — A DVD-R still costs under $1 and plays on a $25 player; modern smart TVs frequently refuse VOB over USB, but DVD-Video over the optical drive is the lowest-friction path for older relatives.
• Reach legacy hardware — Older in-car DVD players, hospital bed-side units, and museum kiosks built before 2010 typically read only DVD-Video; MP4 or MKV won't mount.
• Build a 720x480 / 720x576 master — The DVD-Video spec locks resolution to exactly 720x480 (NTSC, 29.97 fps) or 720x576 (PAL, 25 fps); converting from TIFF is a clean downscale instead of a re-encode from an already-compressed video source.

TIFF vs VOB — Format Comparison

DVD-Video Resolution & Frame Rate Quick Guide

Match the standard to the disc you plan to burn — a PAL VOB authored to an NTSC-only player will either fail to play or show with wrong colors.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does my TIFF look stretched or squished in the VOB output?

DVD-Video forces a 720x480 or 720x576 pixel grid that gets displayed at 4:3 or 16:9 — the pixels are non-square. A typical 3000x4000 portrait TIFF gets letterboxed (vertical black bars) when fit into a 4:3 frame and pillarboxed when fit into 16:9. Use the Background Color option to choose the bar color, or pre-crop the TIFF to match 4:3 (1.33) or 16:9 (1.78) before uploading.

Can I burn the VOB straight to a DVD that plays in a set-top player?

Not directly — VOB is a container, but a playable DVD-Video disc also needs the VIDEO_TS folder structure with VIDEO_TS.IFO, VTS_01_0.BUP, and matching .VOB files in UDF format. Feed our VOB output into a free DVD authoring tool like DVDStyler or ImgBurn to build the disc structure, then burn the ISO. The VOB we produce is the encoded video — the authoring tool wraps it in the disc filesystem.

How long can my slideshow be on one DVD-R?

A standard single-layer DVD-R holds 4.7 GB (4.38 GiB), and the DVD-Video spec caps combined video+audio bitrate at roughly 9.8 Mbit/s. At the default Very High preset (~6-8 Mbit/s), expect about 80-110 minutes per disc. Drop the Image Duration or lower the quality preset if you need to fit a longer sequence. Dual-layer DVD-R DL gives you 8.5 GB / ~3.5 hours.

Will every DVD player read the resulting VOB?

DVD-Video compliance means MPEG-2 video, MP2 or AC-3 audio (never AAC or MP3), and 720x480/720x576 resolution — all of which our default settings produce. The only common failure modes are (a) burning at the wrong region's frame rate (PAL disc into NTSC-only player), (b) using a low-quality DVD-R that some older drives can't read, and (c) skipping the authoring step and putting raw VOB files on a data DVD, which standalone DVD players won't recognize as DVD-Video.

How do I keep my TIFF in the original order during the slideshow?

The converter processes files in the order you upload them in the queue. Sort your TIFFs by filename (scan_001.tif, scan_002.tif, ...) before selecting them, then upload in batch. If you drag a folder, files come in alphabetical order. To re-order after upload, remove and re-add — drag-to-reorder inside the upload list isn't supported.

What's the difference between picking "Merge images" and "Video per image"?

Merge images concatenates all uploaded TIFFs into one continuous VOB at the chosen Image Duration per frame — the right choice for a slideshow. Video per image produces one VOB per input file (each just a single-image clip at your chosen duration) — useful when you want to author each photo as its own chapter or stitch them together in a different editor later.

Can I add background music to the VOB?

Not in this image-to-video converter — image-only inputs produce silent VOBs. To add audio, take the VOB output into a DVD authoring tool (DVDStyler, Wondershare) which lets you load an MP3 or AC-3 audio track as the slideshow soundtrack, or use the video editor route to trim a music file first and mux it during authoring.

Should I convert to VOB or just go straight to MP4?

If your target is a DVD that plays in a set-top player, VOB is the only correct choice — modern containers like MP4 won't author into DVD-Video. If your target is a smart TV, phone, USB stick, or computer, use TIFF to MP4 instead; modern TVs typically reject VOB over USB but happily play H.264 MP4, and the file is roughly half the size at the same visual quality. VOB is the legacy-DVD answer; MP4 is everything else.

What about higher-resolution TIFF scans — am I losing quality going to 720x480?

Yes — DVD-Video is hard-locked to standard-definition resolution. A 6000x4000 archival scan downsamples to 720x480 (≈0.35 megapixels), a ~95% pixel reduction. The detail your scanner captured is lost in the VOB. If you need to retain the full scan resolution for archival, keep the TIFF masters and convert to TIFF to MKV or TIFF to AVI at 1080p / 4K instead — those containers have no resolution cap. VOB is for DVD distribution, not preservation.