How to convert .MOD file into anything acceptable by Adobe Premier ?

Ruben-

Guest

I’m still trying to convert MOD files in Linux with ffmpeg, mencoder, transcoder, etc. Any advice?

Thankyou

niftydog

Guest

My advice would be NOT to convert them at all!

I suggest you all find an editing package that can deal with the files as they come off the camera. They are after all nothing more mysterious than MPEG2 video with AC3 audio which is the same format as many DVD’s you buy off the shelf!

Once again I stress that most problems are caused by the lack of appropriate codecs. If you’re having audio issues, get an AC3 codec. If you can’t edit the video, then perhaps your editing software is not up to editing MPEG2. It really is that simple.

Virtually all recent software packages I investigated support .MOD files and are very reasonably priced. When you compare the cost of the software against the effective cost of hours of searching for obscure conversion solutions it’s an absolute no brainer.

Plus, you’ll get new features, better functionality and greater performance.

Minna

Guest

I see you have hundred answers to the JVC .MOD problem... which I Still have...Im trying to use it with Premiere but I cant find a way... anyone who has figure it out teach me the way..!!Pleaseee ymmag3@hotmail.com

niftydog

Guest

Nobody is going to just email you a magical solution, Minna.

What version number of premiere? Pro or Elements? What is the problem you’re having?

Premiere Elements 3 worked perfectly for me straight out of the box.

Minna

Guest

I have Premiere 6 and Premiere Pro. I was trying to use the so famous Power director software that brings the everio. But is slow and i have the basic version. I want to work with my premieres. I am getting confused with all the answers you posted. which one is the one that works well?
I’ve heard about converting the files into .avi files using power director but how I exactly do that? please help me.

thanks

niftydog

Guest

The major problem with Premiere Pro (any version) is that it is simply not designed to edit MPEG encoded files. There is a plugin which allows MPEG editing, but it is expensive and I have no direct experience with it.

AVI is NOT a video ENCODING format - it is what’s known as a “CONTAINER format." AVI files may still contain video encoded using the MPEG codec and would still cause problems in Premiere. So, merely converting the files to .AVI doesn’t address the real problem caused by the MPEG encoding.

I’m not saying that AVI files won’t work in Premiere Pro, but I know that MPEG encoded files, whether they are .MPG, .MOD or .AVI can cause problems for Premiere Pro. The confusion is caused by the fact that the AVI format often “contains” DV encoded files - so the files you get from a DV camcorder are often shown as .AVI files.

(Note that .MOD is also a container format, but it always contains MPEG program streams. The .MOD format is quite similar to the .VOB container format used for DVDs.)


The way I see it, you have two choices:

- Buy some new editing software that supports MPEG video (specifically .MOD files)

OR

- convert the files to a format that Premiere understands.


Premiere Elements 3 has worked well for me and is very reasonably priced. There should be numerous other alternatives that support the .MOD format.

Premiere Pro is primarily a “DV format” editor - this is the format that tape based camcorders use. If you can convert the files to the DV encoded format you may be able to get the files to work in Premiere Pro. (The DV format defines its own codec - search “DV” on Wikipedia for specifics.)

I have no direct experience using Cyberlink PowerDirector to convert file formats, but according to what I read in the documentation for version 6 it is NOT capable of exporting files in the DV format.

MV_Tech

Guest

I am having a similar problem with the .MOD files, however, my problem is that I am unable to import the files from the JVC camera hard drive and convert them to a MPG or AVI format with Cyberlink Power Director. I have copied the files from the camera to the hard drive and I am still getting an error when attempting to import. I have contacted Cyberlink and JVC and they have both told me to uninstall and reinstall the program, tried it and that didn’t work.I have also attempted to use other programs such as Adobe Premier and Pinaccle Studio, both giving me the same error, Unable to read file format. Any suggestions would be helpful. I am a I.T. tech working at a school and I am trying to solve this issue for a teacher, it is very easy for me to change the file extension of the file, however, this teacher would liek to be abel to import his files without having to go through the entire process of changing the file extension.

niftydog

Guest

Given you’ve had issues across so many applications I’d suspect that the files themselves are corrupt.

It would be worth you reading my previous post and taking note of the part about Premiere Pro and editing MPEGs.

Can you open the files with Windows Media Player? (use File ? Open...)

maja

Guest

Hi guys I tried to change the extention to mpg and m2v but I sm still not able to play the video.What I do is I copy MOd files from my camcorder(there are always two files with the same name and different size .kb.) reneme them and then open it using avsmedia player...
plesae help what am I doin wrong?
could someone explain exactly step by step how I should do it to make it work..

maja

Guest

Hi guys I tried to change the extention to mpg and m2v but I sm still not able to play the video.What I do is I copy MOd files from my camcorder(there are always two files with the same name and different size .kb.) reneme them and then open it using avsmedia player...
plesae help what am I doin wrong?
could someone explain exactly step by step how I should do it to make it work..

maja

Guest

changing extention does not seem to work....what else can I do?

niftydog

Guest

Have you read ANY of the posts here? Obviously not!

Go to http://www.camcorderinfo.com/bbs/t124055.html for lots of good information.

If all you want to do is watch the videos, the just download this program. http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=82303&package_id=84358

In my experience there is absolutely no need to change the file extension. Update Windows Media Player, download and install this codec (http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=66022) then try to open it in Windows Media Player.

Raregolddragon

Guest

I do not want to be a pain but I tried renaming the file extension form MOD to MPG, M2v and even AVI but each time I try and play the video on Premier Elements 4.0 the program shuts down by itself.

Can anyone help me?

Nilantha

Guest

hey guys i had this problem and i found the real solution and this is working. coz right no wim using the method i found few minutes ago. theres a software called MPEG Streamclip. Install this and u can convert this damn .MOD to anything u want. so cool. good luck
Nilantha

biku

Guest

dear muddy and gato
just renaming the .mod file to .m2v cannot fix my problems. it doesnot changed. what should i do to convert it?
biku

MadMango

Guest

Simply rename the .MOD files to .MPG

I use Window Movie Maker (I’m no Director) to create my videos. Some people have complained that when recording in 16:9 their videos are squashed. In MM, Tools>Options>Advanced, change the Video Properties from 4:6 to 16:9, problem solved. I have not experienced any audio problems with this method.

Russty

Guest

Right this is easy

Change the file name to .avi with an extension changer and install the xp codec pack 2.3.4 this has the AC3 filter thatyou need to ensure is dealing with mpegs.

Now import your files into premier CS3 and you should be good to go. You also don’t get the problems with decoding that renaming the file to .mpg gives (also gives no sound)

Gladiator

Guest

I used Prisma Video Convertor & it’s very good but I cannot hear sound. Can anyone help me?

cello

Guest

Apart from the fact that JVC have chosen a movie format that is less than easy to convert into one that is useful for any fo the major video applications (as proven by this thread of some 640 entries), not matter which application I use (I’ve tried 12 now) the video I shoot in 16:9 stubbornly stays in 4:3. This renders my camera useless.

I am a professional graphic designer with 20+ years experience and this situation is the same as buying a still camera that cannot save in JPEG format.

JVC is taking the piss. There is no software that directly sorts out the .mod issue as well as the aspect ration one. I am using Premiere CS3 as well as After Effects CS3 and JVC think it’s a good idea that the industry standard for working professionals won’t work with their product. Hmm.

Video camera connects with PC, file opens in application, edits can be done, family pleased to get copies. That’s how it works JVC. I have just wasted money on a product that does not integrate, cannot be easily edited and the ratio incompatibility means that those that I video look squashed.

Great job JVC. Please don’t make anything else. if you can fuck up something this simple then God help you with something complicated.

sherri

Guest

my video files are not all downloading when i plug in the usb to my computer. it was working fine until this last batch. i have all videos stored on camera still but have downloaded them weekly to computer.
please email me at sherribarnett1@suddenlink.net