Conversion of MOD files to MPEG. Still need to set SD import?

Do you still have to preset your project for an SD camcorder after you convert the MOD files from a JVC Everio camera or do you use the Standard DV setting?

For standard definition video, tape-based miniDVs are certainly the way to go, if you want to interface with a program like Premiere Elements.
Best news is that they're a steal now -- with older models and refurbs going for under $200 on Amazon.
Sonys are my personal favorite, with Panasonics and Canons not far behind.

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Can I use Adobe Premiere Pro to convert Camcorder MOD files to MPEG?

Can I use Adobe Premiere Pro to convert Camcorder MOD files to MPEG files?

If you are on CC2014 probably not. It does not get interpreted correctly.
Premiere and previous versions does not support MOD files.
Best is to convert to avi
converio_095.htm
The first link John posted contains confusing and incorrect information.

High quality format conversion for .mod files?

I'm using MPEG Streamclip to convert .mod files to formats acceptable to FCE 3.0. I've tried a few dozen possibilities, but the files are either unreasonably huge (687 MB for 23 seconds of video) or of poor quality. Does anyone know of a high quality format that requires something on the order of 3.6 MB/min? A previous post (http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=4815749&#4815749) recommends DV or HDV, but MPEG Streamclip gives many options for DV. Any help would be much appreciated.

They come from a Panasonic SDR-H200. The .mod clip in MPEG Streamclip looks great. Here's the information MPEG Streamclip gives for the clip:
Type: MPEG program stream
Duration: 0:00:23
Data Size: 12.48 MB
Bit Rate: 4.45 Mbps
Video Tracks:
224 MPEG-2, 704 × 480, 4:3, 29.97 fps, 9.54 Mbps, upper field first
Audio Tracks:
128 AC3 2/0, 48 kHz, 256 kbps
Stream Files:
MOV001.MOD (12.48 MB)

Mod files from JVC camera are distorted when I import them.

My project is already set up for mts files. Are the mods distorted because of this? Or do I need to change the file format completely?

Hi Kirk - I've seen that QT is no mystery to you, so let me ask for some help with the ominous .mod-file conversion. I have a JVC gz-mc500, which produces decent footage in .mod-files. Moving to iLife 08 I was expecting that I could just connect the camera and see it ready for import. Your post further encouraged that hope. However, it is not the case. My question is, did I do something wrong or are there different .mod files. What can I do to make my camcorder work with iLife 08. And if there is no way, what should I use for conversion (so fa tried out mpegstreamclip, which seems to be highly recommended by the user community, but I did not come across a set of options/pre-sets to work with best. Any hint would be highly welcome.
Adam

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File IO - help still needed

Im sorry, I know the forum abhors cross-posts...but i think
everyone has forgotten me...
please see...
http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jsp?forum=54&thread=347108&start=30&range=30&hilite=false&q=
i am getting a numberformatExceptioin on 0002 (2nd record)
I know that the first 2 bytes contain something that shouldnt be there
PLEASE...
can you take a look,
(or have i stumbled upon a question no one knows the answer too?)

Displaying everything returned by the StringTokenizer? That should tell you what kind of trash it's returning when you are expecting a number. You're not returning the delimiter are you? Guessing without seeing it that you need to trim whitespace from around your number before parsing it to an Integer?

.MOD files in Quicktime won't play

I'm trying to convert .mod files into MPEG files. I'm working on an
iMac 3.06 GHz Inteal Core Duo. I shot video on Canon FS100 camera and
when I uploaded the video and the files are ".MOD"s. I can't play them
on my computer. I changed the file extension to .MPG. but it won't
play on my quicktime (Version 7.5.5 (249.24). How can I get these to
play?

Checking the forums, I found threads that point to using Streamclip. I tried it and got this message:
"You will miss the two most important features of MPEG Streamclip:
- you won't be able to play MPEG-2 files and transport streams;
- you won't be able to convert MPEG-2 files and transport streams to QuickTime, DV, AVI.
However, all other features are always available, including playback and conversion of MPEG-1 to QuickTime, DV, AVI, demuxing of MPEG-1 and MPEG-2, AC3 decoding, and conversion from transport streams to MPEG files (useful if you have Toast 6).
MPEG Streamclip is free of charge but the MPEG-2 Playback Component has a small price (around $20/£15/€20 in most countries); you can buy it online from Apple:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mpeg2"
Is this really the only way?

Suggested workaround for MOD files in PPCS3

I recognise that CS3 does not support MOD files for editing, and I understand that editing MPEG files is not ideal, however I just thought I'd post my process in case it helps anyone else in the "no-win" situation that I found myself in earlier this year. We trialled a bunch of options and settled on this one, based on speed and ease for a large number of students with varying skill levels:
1) Copy your MOD files off the camera to an intermediate location on your machine
2) Use the free file converter SUPER to transcode the MOD's to MPEG-II (with MP2 sound), taking the opportunity to correct aspect ratio (16:9) and set the highest bitrate available
3) Import resulting MPG files into Premiere and carry on (archive the MOD's)
The reason that this seems to work fairly well for us is the speed of the transcode. As I understand it, only the sound is being transcoded during the process (the video is already MPEG-II), therefore even large files take only 10-15 seconds.
The quality of the finished file seems to be OK (for an MPEG), and I've encountered no sound-sync issues (which is what usually trips me up when testing transcoding).
I hope this helps someone, and I do stress this is just a "no other option" solution. It's by no means "best practice".
Matthew P

Dear Matthew,
Thanks a lot for your reply!
First I want to note that I came across the - rename to .m2v - trick, and that seems to work really fine - no need to convert whatsoever, have you tried that and if so - what are the drawbacks?
The trick : rename 'untitled-1.MOD' to 'untitled-1.m2v' so premiere can import it without trouble.
Further I downloaded Super v2009.build.36 (june 10, 2009) from this site:
http://www.erightsoft.com/
But it somehow doesn't not recognize .MOD files.
Do I need to have some other software installed or am I missing something else?
I will try to use the 'rename the .MOD file to m2v'-method, before that I did this:
Convert the .MOD's with mpeg-streamclip (.com)
For the AC3 audio handling in premiere CS3 I use this trick:
'Why is there no audio in my imported MPEG file?
If your MPEG file contains AC3 (Dolby Digital) audio then Mitch411 said:
If you've got Encore CS3 installed , copy the file ad2ac3dec.dll from the
Encore CS3 directory and paste it into the PPro CS3 root directory. Once
you restart CS3, you'll be able to import the file with the audio. This
means if you've already have a project with the files imported, you'll
need to remove the files from the project and then re-import them, or just
start over with a new project.'
kind regards,
Tobias Beuving

.mod files on a ekstern HD to IMovie.

hello all mac people!
i have a JVC camera with .mod files.
when i was in holliday, i recorded very much, then i needed to copy the movies over to my ekstern HD. now i want to edit the movies with imovie. but i cant. imovie cant open the .mod files on my ekstern hd, but imovie can open .mod files direct from camera, but not from ekstern HD.
and i cant paste the recorded files from ekstern hd to the camera HD again, because its not writeable.
when i rename the .mod files to .mpeg, i can se the movies in VLC, but i cant copy it to Imovie
Can any1 pleas help me?
i need it very much.
best regards ali

harem wrote:
.. it didnt work ? i mean when i press apple and b, a window shows up, but nothing there!
don't get hasty, young padovan
apple-b, than click on 'add files'
in the next dialog, choose your files..
in the next dialog MSC asks for a new location for the converted files..
than choose the codec..
do NOT check the 'join all files' checkbox..
click gain..
MSC does it work..
.. do you get it automatic?
yepp, thanks for the Yellow One ..
ich kann (die) deutsch(e) sprechen!
most people here not.. so, let's stay with English.. Pidgin.. (you'll soon notice, esp. socalled 'native speaker' have their own grammar here.. )
have fun with iMovie!

Need to get .MOD files (video) working on mac any ideas

hi all,
I need to play some .MOD files (video) on my mac. Window media player 10 and 11 play the files but mac only has media player 9 - is there any other way i can get these .MOD files to play?

First is that you've posted on the "Windows" side of the Discussions pages but claim to use a Mac.
The .MOD file extension is really MPEG-2 format and you could just change from .MOD to .mpeg to view the file via QuickTime Player.
But MPEG-2 also requires the MPEG-2 Playback Component ($20) to be viewed in QuickTime.
If all you wish to do is view the files you can do that for free using VLC Player.

What software do I need to work with .MOD files

I have a JVC HDD Everio camcorder model GZ-MG365BU that records with .MOD files. What soft ware do I need to edit them with a mac.

Hi,
The files will need to be converted and I think MPEG Streamclip (free) would do the job. Export to Quicktime/ DV NTSC and import into i movie.
DM

MOD file conversion into imovie

Dear all;
I bought an GZ-MG20 JVC Harddisk Camcorder and am now struggeling to import those .mod files into imovie to create a new projec/movie.
screening the discussions i have found some suggestions on freeware to download which would enable the conversion. however, those suggestions date back to October 2006. Is there in the meantime a more userfriendly solution to my problem?
Thanks for your help

ffmpegX or Mpeg Streamclip should be able to transcode from mpeg2 MOD files to DV streams that iMovie uses.
http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-mac.html
http://ffmpegx.com/
MPEG Streamclip may require you to have the proprietary mpeg2 package installed. However, ffmpegX uses open source codecs (may have to download manually, but instructions are included).

HT3775 I have a bunch of .MOD files I cannot play from our Canon video cam. I tried renaming the files as MPEG or MOV, I get the message "The document "001.MPEG" could not be opened. A required codec isn't available." Any advice on getting these to play?

I have a slew of .MOD files I cannot play from our Canon video cam. I tried renaming the files as MPEG or MOV, I get the message "The document “001.MPEG” could not be opened. A required codec isn't available." Any advice on getting these to play? Thanks!

Try installing Perian or VLC. Some AVIs require a codec which simply isn't available for Mac OS X.
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