Why convert IFO to MP4?
An IFO file is a DVD navigation map - it holds menus, chapter points, and audio/subtitle track locations but contains no video. The actual video lives in .vob files in the same VIDEO_TS folder. Converting the whole folder to .mp4 produces a single file that plays on phones, tablets, and media players without DVD software, and takes up less space than the raw VOBs.
How to convert IFO to MP4
HandBrake OPEN-SOURCE
Click Open Source, select the VIDEO_TS folder, choose an MP4 preset, and click Start Encode. HandBrake reads the IFO to detect titles and preserves chapter markers in the output .mp4 by default.
DVD Ripper+Video Converter Ultimate APP
Add the VIDEO_TS folder as the source, choose MP4 as the output format, and start the conversion.
Wondershare DVD Ripper for Mac APP
Load the VIDEO_TS folder, select MP4 as the output profile, and export.
Nero Recode APP
Open the DVD folder in Nero Recode, choose MP4 as the target format, and recode.
Programs that convert IFO
About these formats
.IFO
DVD-Video Information File (navigation)
An IFO file is the navigation file inside a DVD's VIDEO_TS folder. It stores menus, chapter points, and audio/subtitle track maps but contains no video - the video lives in the VOB files.…
Open .IFO details →
.MP4
MPEG-4 Part 14 Video File
An MP4 file is a video container (MPEG-4 Part 14, standardized 2003) that holds video, audio, subtitles, and chapters in one file. It plays on every phone, computer, browser, and smart TV…
Open .MP4 details →Quality & what to watch
- The IFO contains no video - it is read only to map titles and chapters; the actual video is pulled from the
.vobfiles in the same folder. - The VOB video is MPEG-2; re-encoding to H.264 gives better device compatibility than copying streams directly.
- Chapter markers from the IFO are preserved in the output
.mp4by default in HandBrake.
