subject: Convert Panasonic/Sony/JVC .mod files to mp4/mov/imovie/iPod/ on Mac? [print this page] Author: terryhao Author: terryhao
How to convert .mod to .mp4 files on Mac OS? Convert your JVC/Sony/Canon/Panasonic Camcorder Mod files to MP4/MOV/MPG/3GP/AVI on Mac OS Just follow the suit of Sony, JVC start using the ridiculous proprietary .MOD format for their HDD movie cameras too and produced small .MOI files sometimes containing time stamp information associated with MOD files. We like the camera but don't feel comfortable with this strange .mod file format, which Final Cut Pro, iMovie and many other Mac video editors cannot import natively. Why should we convert mod to mp4? MOD video files are nothing but modified MPEG-2 files with AC3 audio. But if you want to view the mod file on most common media players, they don't work fine even you have renamed the .MOD file extension to .AVI or .MPG, so we'd better convert MOD file to some common format first,say,MP4 file,which will have a smooth playback on our portable devices. Convert mod file segment to iPod, iPhone, PSP,etc. Mod to mp4 converter Mac provides a all-in-one solution for Mac users to read and convert .mod to other regular video formats like mp4,mpg,avi, dv,mpeg,mkv,flv,swf,etc easy and fast. Mod converter for Mac also allows you to make .mod video acceptable for most portable devices including iPhone,iPod, Apple TV, Blackberry, PSP, Creative Zen, Archos and so on. After conversion from mod files to mp4, you can edit the corresponding video file with Final Cut Pro, iPhoto, iLife, Final Cut Express, iMovie HD, etc. Mac OS format program .Mod to mp4 converter With mac Mod to mp4 converter, you can trim, crop, merge video files,edit the mod file simple and fun. Note:You could also set the ratio aspect to 16:9 or 4:3 before conversion. What is mp4? MPEG-4 is a multimedia container format. It is most commonly used to store digital audio and digital video streams, but can also be used to store other data such as subtitles and still images. Like most modern container formats, MPEG-4 allows streaming over the Internet. The official filename extension for MPEG-4 is *.mp4, thus the container format is often referred to simply as MP4. About the Author: