MOD FILE EXTENSION

I often read questions about 'no sound while burning *.mod files f.i. with Nero 6' or 'I can play *.mod files but I hear no sound' et cetera.

I own a simply videocam (JVC GZ-MS100) and I had the same problems.

Maybe this is the solution: I went to http://www.free-codes.com and I downloaded the AC3 codec (filter) named AC3 Filter 1.51a. Totally free. I installed this file on my PC and restarted my PC.

Conclusion: I had sound playing the *.mod files AND sound on my burned DVD's by means of Nero 6! By the way, Nero 6 reads the *.mod extension. Maybe this will be a little help for those who are scrolling the whole internet looking for solutions.

Furthermore, I think (my experience) that the solution of converting the *.mod files to f.i. AVI, MPG et cetera ALWAYS means a loss of quality. So I think that the AC3 filter (or codec) is a pleasant alternative. Please let me know if this will help you! Regards, Berend.

ATTENTION MAC USERS!!!! Hope this will clarify. It's quite long-winded...but it works...!!!

After reading many conflicting ideas put forward, here is a FOOLPROOF method I eventually found for converting .MOD files to either use as a simplified view on your Mac, or for converting these files for import into iMovie HD.

SIMPLE VIEW
1) Plug in your DVD camera to your Mac via USB (Panasonic SDR-S7 or other using .mod extension as standard files).
2) Copy/Drag the SD_VIDEO folder onto your desktop from the 'NO NAME' icon which are the contents of the camera's memory card.
3) Locate the .mod files in the program folders and extract these to another created folder on the desktop, say for example: "Newpics1". Ignore the .MOI files or any other file types.
4) In this new folder, convert/rename all these .mod extension files into .avi. Simply retype the replacement letters in the file name. You will be prompted for this each time you replace the .mod suffix, and simple confirm "use .avi"
5) Go to the following website and download and install this application (Binary Version of VLC Player release 0.9.8a):
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html
6) Once installed, locate and open up the .avi files from your folder. You should now have no problem viewing (and hearing) your video recordings.
HOWEVER, TO CONTINUE AND IMPORT THESE FILES INTO IMOVIES HD....
You will need to do the following as these converted .avi files are unable to be read by iMovies. You may receive a Quicktime parsing error if you attempt this. No matter - here is the solution after completing steps 1-6 above.
7) Go to this website and download and install the application ffmpegX:
http://homepage.mac.com/major4/
8) When the application is opened, follow the instructions for downloading the 3 binary files required. Simply copy and paste the web locations and download the 3 small files to your desktop (they are called mpeg2enc, mencoder & mplayer). Then target these three desktop files by pressing the 3 'locate' buttons in the pop-up window whihc appeared on launch of the application. Enter password and confirm.
9) The ffmpegX application should now open.
10) Drag your .avi files, one at a time, into the 'from' area of the source format window (ignore the window if it remains on caption 'mpeg' - it does not affect the process). The important reference is at the top where the 'Open' file should show the .avi suffix.
11) Go to the dropdown menu from the small arrow in the "To" area of the Target format window. Select the .MOV option from the dropdown.
12) Hit the 'encode button and your file should then be converted into a .avi.ff.mov file, and be stored in the same location as the imported .avi file, or you can store it under a different name using the 'save as' function in the main window of the application.
13) Open IMovie and drag and drop your new avi.ff.mov files into the various windows.
14) You should be all set

Hope this helps you Apple folks out there

G

I have a JVC100 SD Camcorder. I'm trying to edit the movie having no luck and driving me MAD any help?? None of my editing programs will even recognise that there's a movie!

Max

And the above.
I GOT THE ANSWER

I usually do not get on message boards, however I own a JVC Everio and had to give out some information.

I tried several of the above contributors tactics in converting MOD. files to play on Widows Media Player, Media Center and Photoshop Elemements 4.0. I Run Windows Vista Ultimate. I did have some success converting my video (MOD.) files to photoshop and was able to create a nice movie from my video clips - thumbnails and all.

I had a stripped down version of Roxio Creator that came with my software bundle.

HOPEFULLY HERE IS AN ANSWER FOR ALL OF YOU, THAT HAVE BEEN AS FRUSTRATED AS ME.

I researched and spoke to several technical support and sales consultants in the industry.

I purchased Roxio Creator 2009. I had to uninstall all of my stripped down Roxio 2006 that came with my system. I then loaded Roxio 2009. It was the answer to my prayers. I ordered it on Monday, January 26, 2009 and received it today. Between that time I spent several hours messing with these MOD. files.

Once I loaded the software (which took about 20 minutes) I was off and rollin. I was immediately able to transfer my files from MOD and Roxio creator turned them into AVI/MPEG 2 files; I was in heaven.

I spent $74 dollars with shipping to my door.

This program is my savior. This program will do it all from what I have seen in the last 2 hours, it has some similarities with Windows Media Player, DVD Maker and Media Center. However, from what I have seen so far it will capture all your photos, movies, MP3 and looks like anything other music or digital media; it even will let you convert VCR and cassette tapes if you choose from what I saw in the drop down menu.

Please, research this on your own, but this was the best fit for me and what I like about Roxio Creator 2009 in contains about 35 different types of media conversions for anything, even though I most likely will never use most of the program.

All I can say to all of you is what took me hours/days I mastered in a few hours and no more headaches.

I do not know how this posting site works or as a fact any other. But I hope this info helps some of you out and that to the above for your help, you reviews sent me in the rite direction.

Thanks

Tim

Ben M. The best format for Windows Media player is not surprisingly, .wmv It would be unusual if your movie software does not have .wmv as a choice of format. If it doesn't there are plenty of conversion programs. Prism is one that has been mentioned and is very good. AVS Video converter, Blaze Media Pro, and Media Convert are a couple of others that all work (I've tried them)

I figured out why the sound was being converted when I used prism to convert .mod files to .avi files. At the bottom of the prism app, there is a button labelled "Encoding Options". Click it, and you'll get a dialogue box. One of the options is "Sound compressor", which is set to mp3 by default. Change this to "DV Audio", and then the sound will also be converted correctly.

I just bought an HP windows vista 64 bit laptop. My JVC Everio mg-330 mod files are not recognized when I try to import them into CyberLink's PowerDirector 7.

The video doesn't even show up in the browsing window when I click on "import media file". Pleasse help. I am discouraged.

I took the plug and play route. Just plugged in my camcorder and copied the mod files to my desktop and then tried to import them into power director 7. I can see the mod videos in explorer and open them in windows media player

Hi Carolyn,

I work for a charity and we just brought the canon fs100 to make some films of our work. Unfortunately we did not realize you could not edit the files in Premiere.

I have downloaded the Prism software and the files played fine in Premier but there was no audio so I downloaded www.free-codecs.com/download/K_Lite_Mega_Codec_Pack.htm as recommended by Prism in their technical support section.

I reconverted the files into Premier and now have audio HOWEVER the footage is now all jerky, frames freeze and the audio is out of sync! I feel like Canon are messing with my mind a bit with all of us this.

Have you any idea what this means and how I can fix it. All suggestions very gratefully received, am at my wits end!!!

Many thanks, Susanna

Hi Tina, I use a laptop, but it is running XP not Vista. Could be some of the settings for Vista need to be looked at. The system requirements for Power Director 7 say that Vista is ok to use but the Everio models that are compatible don't include the MG-330. That could be the problem, however I'm sure there is an answer to all that with JVC.

I have the JVC Everio camera which produces .MOD files. I use ProShow Producer for movie and slide shows but ProShow will not recognize .MOD files.

I downloaded the Prism Video Converter software. I then go to my documents, where my video files are located and move them to the prism converter. Prism converts the .MOD files to WMV or AVI or any of the others that I select ok and indicates that it saves the file to WMV or AVI or other but when I go back to my documents it still appears as a .MOD file.

How can I get the file in documents to change over to the newly converted format?

I am trying to help you guys, just like the message I left last time, why don't you guy give a little trust and Google "iOrgsoft Mod converter"? It's the simplest and most efficient way I have ever used...

Another system to rename JVC MOD Files to Mpeg
1. Create a text file in the directory where the mod files are
2. Type the following command in the text file

ren *.mod *.mpg
del *.moi
del *.pgi
pause

3. on your note pad click file> Save As >
as file name put convert.bat
under file name you will see "file type" click on it and scroll to all files
then save the text you typed in your notebat as" convert.bat"

when done you will have a new file under name convert
it will be an executed file .. you will be able to use the file any time you want to convert your movies

Enjoy

if having problem email us we will send the bat file to you

kind regards
djp studio
cast and crew team
http://djpstudio.co.nr