Converting MOD files to QT

Hi everyone
I have a JVC everio and I use FCP to edit.
I also found MPEG streamline to convet MOD files to QT...
My question is... Does anyone have an Automator action to convert
MOD's to QT? It will save me a lot of time
Thank you
G5 Quad Mac OS X (10.4.7)
G5 Quad   Mac OS X (10.4.7)  

Eric Fromm wrote:
Have tried changing suffix - the files do not accept changes.
Have you done a 'get info' on the files? Are they locked? What is the default app to open them?
Try a repair permissions on the disk & then try to change the file type extension.
Have you tried the typical FF method of downloading videos via the Tools>Page Info>Media tab & selecting the files which show up with the largest file size?
In Safari this is via the Window>Activity and double-clicking on the largest file which is typically the video file. as Ed mentions, this would download as 'get video' with .txt extension; changing to .flv makes it work flawlessly, & opens in QT too if Perian is installed.

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