MOD FILE EXTENSION

Oh, I almost forgot the worst thing JVC/Everio did for this camcorder: the file listing for the videos shot! Who in their right minds would lable the first 9 videos shot MOV001 to MOV009, then SWITCH to MOV00A to MOV00F, and then back to numbers?! How high do you have to be to come up with a filing system like that? Is there something wrong with, oh, I don't know, 00001, 00002, 00003, etc.? I accidentally mixed up two days of different video shots, along with the pesky MOIs, and it looked like Alphabet Soup. Please, dear God, tell JVC to fix this, pretty please? lol

Jack, you misunderstood. I am not offended at all. Just trying to set the record straight. I am a helper but just not the owner. I didn't want to steal any of Jays thunder. You are fine sweety. Keep rockin!

Jack, you are absolutely right on! I have noticed the skip in file names, from B, A, C, then 2, 4, 5, 6, then F, G, H!

The guys (or gals) must have been taking something! really good when they set up the filing system! Many times I find the beginning of the movie at the end or the end of the movie at the beginning. What the heck???

Therefore, it's best to only upload one movie at a time. Not really convenient if you're pressed to shoot two movies at the same time. If you try to edit two movies at a time, you're gonna get a big fat headache! I learned that early on and won't ever do it again!

Hi, can someone help me with a problem i'm having?

Well i recently bought a JVC Everio Hard Disk camcorder (GZ-MG330) and I wanted to edit the videos with Windows Movie Maker. As I read the above comments i tried them. I downloaded the Prism software and installed it and converted the videos from MOD to AVI. But when i tried to import the video to Windows Movie Maker, it still wouldnt accept them. I dont know why.

For Jack and Carolyn.
About the list of the movie with the orders 1,2,3 etc...or A, B, C. I use this simple trick.
I just order the movie files with the date! Then, It's done.
Regards, Antonio

Hi Robson. I was thinking of the player, not the movie maker it seems:o), although microsoft has upgraded versions of each. XP comes with compatability for WMM so thats probably not the issue but you can run the wizard on your computer to check it. Right click on WMM. Go to properties. Find the compatability tab. Click on the link at the bottom of the page where it says, 'learn more about program compatability'

It'll run a wizard for you that can check this. (even tho compatability is not supposed to be part of Windows XP). It maybe also that you need a codec? They are kinda like a patch I believe and know that many times programs need them to work properly.

I found a forum and a lot of other answers for this by simply doing a google search for the keywords 'can't import .avi files into windows movie maker'. Do you get windows automatic updates? Also, what was the error message you got when you tried to import the .avi files?

Jhon, did you get the Prism Pro version. If not, please remove the regular prism and go back and download the prism pro. If you did get the pro version, then I have no clue?

I bought my JVC everio GZ-MG330 HDD camcorder a week ago and I have no problem playing the .mod mpg files.I'm running Vista HP.I'm really surprised I haven't had to rename any of the mpg.mod files I've created.Windows media player plays them fine.I'm glad I don't have the problem but what puzzles me is why?

mark, I dont have any problem PLAYING the file;i can do that. The problem that i have is getting Windows Movie Maker to edit them. Have you tried doing that, if you do then maybe you'll see what we're talking about.

Hi, I am from Brazil and I have just found this forum that seems to be very helpful. I have some doubts: how is the video quality after convert from .MOD to .AVI using Prism? After edit it using Windows Movie Maker, how can I save the movie and watch it on a DVD player? (I mean, what program do u use and do I need to convert it to another format in order to watch it in a DVD player).

Thank you.

Robson, please tell us the error message you get when you try to import .avi file to WMM. Where do you have the files stored on your computer?
Also did you do what I suggested and do a google search for your query. If so, you can find the codec in your search which might help you.
Jhon, I have no idea why the pro version works for some people and why it doesn't for others. When I originally installed it, it didn't recognize the .mod files. When I went to convert to .avi, it automatically updated itself, then made the conversions. I would head to the prism forum or help desk or faq's to find the answer.

Ha Jason, You have windows I assume? I think I originally converted to .mpg's on mine too, but my WMM wouldn't accept or play them either. Try converting to .avi and let me know if that works.

Robson, I was looking over the options in WMM. Go to tools and then click on options. In the general tab, you can check a box that says 'download codecs automatically'. Try this and then see if your computer downloads anything. (you must be online obviously)

I was also under options, advanced, there is are radio buttons that allow you to control the aspect ratio of either 4:3(regular) or 16:9(widescreen). Has anyone tried this that was having a problem?