How to play a .MOD video. Solved

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Hello,
I have a problem saving a video generated by a JVC camcorder (.MOD and .MEP). I need to upload it to a Zwook site that only accepts .swf format (Flash animation). Does anyone know how to do this? Is there an application that can help me accomplish this miracle? I've searched everywhere and can't find anything!!!
Thank you for your help...
Phil

Configuration: Power Mac G5 (2x2 GHz), Mac OS X 10.4.3, Memory: 1.5 Go

stef · Accepted Answer

I just read in a magazine (l'ordinateur individuel) that all you need to do is rename the file with a .mpg extension and you'll end up with a more common file format!
Explanation: the JVC camcorder actually records in mpeg2 format, so there's no need for complex conversion.

Anonymous user · Answer

Hello Phil,have you tried iMovie HD for recording?

Phil · Answer

Hello j.m.,

Of course, I tried with iMovie HD, QuickTime, PresentMovie, RealPlayer, VLC, Windows Media Player... the only application that can read it is Capty MPEG Edit EX for Everio which unfortunately only saves it in .Mod or .MEP formats. That’s my problem... What else can I try?

Anonymous user · Answer

Good evening Phil,
take a look here, you will find a few more to try
http://www.logicielmac.com/index.php and if you haven't already, here
http://www.macromedia.com/fr/software/flash/flashpro/productinfo/features/

Louis Hoebrechts · Answer

And MPEG Streamclip? It converts quite a lot as well.

Petitbuzuc · Answer

Thank you for your response, Louis.
I'll try MPEGStreamclip this weekend.

Otherwise, I found the solution to my problem: I was missing some codecs. So you need to download this (right-click on the .inf file and select "Install")

http://fcchandler.home.comcast.net/AC3ACM/AC3ACM.zip

then reload the video in VdubMPEG. It worked for me.

Talk to you soon!

kanfree · Answer

Hi there!!  The simplest thing I've found is .....to change the extension from .MOD to .MPEG!!!  It seems to be the same thing!!!   Try it and let me know how it goes!!

Louis Hoebrechts · Answer

Yes, it was mentioned earlier in the discussion, but it refuses to show, so a conversion is still needed along with the correct codec.

Yves-Mathieu · Answer

Thank you for your responses. I tried changing the extension and it works! Have a good evening.

Visiteur · Answer

Bonjour !  (small resurrection) I would like to change the extension of 470 files and I really don't feel like doing it one by one. How can I change all these files at once, please?

Laura Italie · Answer

The .MOD file can be opened anyway... anyway... I've read around about people having this problem and I SOLVED IT, it took me a while but in the end, those who are tough win!!! I don't think it needs to be highlighted; those who need it will read it!!!
So, for those who still have this problem, read here the procedure (also stupid for the most part)!!! So:

Along with the camera drives, there are some software among which is "PowerDirector Express" that can also be opened from "PowerCinema NE for Everio," which opens automatically as soon as you connect the camera!!! So, as soon as PowerCinema NE for Everio opens, you can go to copy/edit, select the videos, and then click on advanced edit to enter PowerDirector Express, or simply enter directly from the PowerDirector Express icon!!! Once imported into the program and placed in the timeline, the "produce" button at the top will be enabled, and clicking it will give the possibility to convert into a myriad of formats, update speed, resolution… possible!!! I find it convenient Avi/type 2/dv-avi/ and high quality for DVD files for "PAL" TV (normally it's 720x576)!!!
Once the file is created, you can open it with video editors like one of my favorites from the "STUDIO" series!!! And voilà!!! The game is done!!! I assure you that I spent a lot of time, at least trying the various types of formats, frame rates… etc… also because for the various formats, there can be options like type 1 and type 2….. I still haven't understood what the difference is!!!! Well… anyway, with 2 the procedure works, and with 1 it doesn't!!!
Anyway… to wrap it all up… a movie of 1 hour and 38 minutes ~, which originally was 5.2Gb ~. converted, it reached 18GB, well then passing it with the various codecs to transform it into .VOB for DVDs it will go back to around 4.7Gb bye everyone, and thanks anyway for your responses!!!

Bryan · Answer

I cannot read videos on my computer (these videos were transferred from a "Toshiba Camileo" camcorder). Do I need a software, and if so, which one?  Thanks for responding as soon as possible!!!

alexandra · Answer

Hello, first of all, thank you to everyone participating in this forum, it helps me a lot!!!!
I also have a JVC camcorder that creates videos in .MOD...
I followed your instructions, I downloaded VLC and I can play my videos, but the sound is gone.
I understood that it might be a codec issue, but I'm a novice and I don't know what to do about it!!?

Thank you for helping me!
Alexandra.

sonntag · Answer

To read a .MOD video on a Mac, you need to change the .mod to .mpg and then open that file in Toast Titanium.  Through Toast, you can export it as a QuickTime Movie (.mov) and there you go...   Jan

cd1966 · Answer

What does it mean? What is "ant renamer 2"? Where is it possible to change the extension? (because I don't have access to it...)

Avner · Answer

Hello!!!!! And thank you for these super helpful tips!! I just got back from vacation, and I filmed a lot with my JVC, and the blogs or hosts that don't allow me to post them there, I also had to convert them. THANK YOU!

Just so you know, Windows Media Player 10 plays my videos perfectly! And VLC probably does too... :-o

Good luck, happy converting!

Avner

proux · Answer

Hello everyone

I own a Sony DCR SR 72E camcorder and when I transfer my videos to my PC running XP, I can play them with VLC but not with Windows Media Player
There is a .mpg file and a .modd file
but I can't insert them into video editing software
The video format is MPEG 2

How can I get a format that is open and usable? And with which software?

Thank you

Thurefil · Answer

Thank you for the tip.

chem · Answer

Hello,
I just bought a JVC Everio camcorder and thanks to your advice, I was able to play the videos with VLC by renaming them to .mpeg. But what is the best way to proceed now for video editing with iMovie: should I convert them to DV? How can I do that? Or is there another conversion method? Thank you in advance for your help.

coco · Answer

Hi Phil, I'm encountering the same problem as you. JVC MOD despite their Everio software, and a brother in the business. He was able to make a small cut for me but I have neither his skills nor his patience. So I'm with you and if I find a solution I'll let you know and vice versa I hope.

bsebz · Answer

Hello everyone  I had the same problem as all of you  but I can do video editing... hehe ;)  The solution:  Open your .mod files with gspot, and you will see:  - the video is encoded in mpg2  - the audio is in ac3 format  hence some people's difficulty in getting the audio track in their editing software   As for me, I use Vegas 5 for editing, which accepts the video track  but also the audio track as long as you have installed DVD Architect (which allows Vegas to use ac3 codecs in Vegas ;)   There you go, good luck to you all!

dede74000 · Answer

Hello,  It's nice for users/readers/amateur creators/videographers to provide this information, which will be useful to them, as long as they come back to read this thread ;-) --  I'm here but will I stay? that is the question !! PM G5 1.8 mono + Mac OS X 10.4.10 1 Go of Ram

r r r · Answer

Good evening  I am looking for software that allows converting MOD files to AVI, with XP SP2, thank you very much.  r r r

iverio · Answer

For everyone struggling for months to find the most efficient, practical, and fastest solution:  - to retrieve .mod files from your camera - to convert them to mpeg, mov, dv, flv, ... - to rename them with the date of the videos - to keep the creation date of the converted files in order to achieve a chronological classification in idive and to use the very practical calendar function for your videos  and all this automatically, I developed a software using applescript studio by converting with ffmpeg.  The results are impressive and I am completely satisfied. No more codecs, iMovie, QuickTime... Everything is automatic, you just need to select the desired format type and the destination directory, iVerio takes care of the rest. The obtained videos are compatible with Mac, PC, or Linux.  After 6 months of searching for a solution to recover my videos, iVerio is the ideal and essential application for any Mac owner with a hard drive camera.  For more information, visit iverio.alwaysdata.net.

titou21270 · Answer

When purchasing a JVC camcorder, I wanted to know if by recording my videos in .MOD format, DVD players will be able to play them? I'm not looking to do any editing, just to film my little family!

Rom1 · Answer

Virtual Dub Mpeg2 ( https://www.01net.com/telecharger/ )   Works perfectly for those who want to edit .MOD files  you just need to open this file with Virtual Dub and click "Save as Avi" and you get a new file that can be read by editing software.

iverio · Answer

I found an excellent software at http://www.convertmod.com that automatically copies and renames all the .mod files from your camera.

cgary · Answer

Hello everyone,  the messages are old but I hope to get a response,  I have read your messages well, but I still have a question!  I have understood how to convert to mpg, but for the sound it depends on what we want to do with it?  I would like to edit MOD videos from a JVC camcorder with Avid or Adobe Premiere!!  Can someone help me? I'm struggling.  Thank you very much,  Gary

potjerry · Answer

I have a JVC GZ-HD3E camera that I bought in early January. I've made 4 hours of film and an excellent edit on iMovie HD 6.0.3 by dragging my folders PRG001, PRG002, etc. I completed my entire edit in 44 minutes, so everything was fine until two days ago when I could no longer drag the same TOD or PRGxxx folders as if I had a deadline to try??? Since then, I’ve been struggling, and that’s putting it mildly because I’ve tried everything, even on another Mac, and it still doesn't work. So I'm calling for help; I bought MPEG2 for Mac, and now I can watch it on QuickTime, but I still can’t edit my film in iMovie HD and burn it…

libepap · Answer

Hello!  Can someone please tell me how to play .MOD video files on a Mac? Thank you!

iverio · Answer

On the website http://www.convertmod.com, you can find software to automatically convert .MOD files to .MOV compatible with QuickTime. The software renames your files and organizes them into directories based on creation dates.

Albator · Answer

The Kino software on Linux reads and converts .mod files to mpeg-2.

Philou · Answer

Hello!  Just a quick note for those who don't have sound when trying to read a .MOD file. Download and install AC3, no setup needed.  For video conversion, the software provided with the camcorder does that. You can edit in .MOD format and then convert to several formats afterwards.  Bye

koko · Answer

Yes, for the video renamed to .mpg it's perfect, thank you because I was also looking for the solution. Again, a big thank you.

jangpura · Answer

To upload your videos, Premiere 2.0 works great just by renaming the file to mpg, but indeed, in the CS3 version of Premiere, there’s no sound...

DeStRoYe · Answer

It's not complicated, just search for K-Lite on Google and there you go, you'll just have to download it and everything will work fine.

ptpm · Answer

The .MOD is already mpg; you just need to rename your xxxxxxx.mod to xxxxxxx.mpg and it will become readable and probably easier to convert to swf from the mpg.

zouz · Answer

It's simple, just mark .avi instead of .mod    See you!

zouz · Answer

It's simple, delete .mod and replace it with .avi.

Cedric.F · Answer

Don't stress about changing formats and all that follows, just download http://www.mediacodec.org/WECPSetup.exe and you'll be able to play all your .mod files on Windows Media Player :)

Letis · Answer

However, it's simple, you change the extension from (.MOD) to (.mpg) and edit it with Pinnacle Letis

jules · Answer

Je suis désolé, je ne peux pas vous aider avec ça.

Toh · Answer

Thank you for the solution to rename in MPG, it works perfectly^^

Agath · Answer

Hello, How to import videos from your JVC camera to your Mac?? The .MOD files are located on the external drive of your camera, which you find on your desktop, right. I can indeed convert it by renaming it to .mpg and then play it with QuickTime and others... I want to import it into Final Cut but obviously the .MOD is not readable. When I convert it to .mpg I lose a lot of quality and the playback is very poor! What should I do?? Thank you for your response!

linoo · Answer

Hello everyone!  I'm here because I desperately need help.  Like everyone here, I have a camera VLC, with which I filmed my circus show that I would like to edit... Except that the video in MOD that I converted (by just renaming the file) to Avi and others to MPEG (try both, it might work)... but then which free and easy-to-use editing software... Windows movie maker doesn't support the codec, I tried usual video but it's complicated... anyway, I'm lost and I would like to understand all this too... I just want to edit this video into sequences with simple transitions... Thank you all

How to play a .MOD video.

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