How much do you know about Canon FS MOD and tod with mac

MOD and TOD are informal names of tapeless video formats used by JVC (MOD and TOD), Panasonic (MOD only) and Canon (MOD only) in some models of digital camcorders. Format names correspond to extensions of video files. Neither JVC nor Panasonic, who pioneered the format, explained meaning of the file extensions, and the formats were never given an official name. Some think that TOD stands for "Transport stream on disk". MOD is used exclusively for standard definition video files, while TOD is used for high definition files.

The first camcorders that used MOD format appeared in 2003. JVC introduced the Everio GZ-MG30, which recorded directly to an internal hard disk drive. Panasonic unveiled the SDR-S100, which recorded to SD cards. The encoding scheme, data rate, frame rate and frame size closely matched parameters of DVD-video.

MOD/TOD video files are nothing but MPEG-2 files with AC3 (MPEG-1 layer2 for TOD files) audio. So .MOD and .TOD files can be easily renamed into .MV2 or .MPG files and then be read easily by most video playback tools.

But those videos, renamed with other extension directly, may be not compatible with your player or editor completely. You may lose some segments unexpectedly. And those crude footages are uncomfortable for viewing without editing and rearrangement. Re-encode your video with a video converter to convert Canon FS mod to mac, you can view them smoothly on QuickTime, iPod, iPhone, Apple TV or edit them to be a real movie with iMovie or Final Cut Pro.

If so, you need to make your Canon FS MOD files usable on your Mac first, Canon FS converter for mac is suitable to all Canon FS series including Canon FS100, Canon FS200, Canon FS300 camcorder etc, which can convert Canon FS to mac, convert FS200 to mac, convert FS300 to mac Mac MOV video format with fast conversion speed and good quality.

Future of MOD and TOD formats

As of 2011, MOD format is still being used in standard definition camcorders manufactured by JVC, Panasonic and Canon. Sony employs MPEG-2 video encoding and Program Stream container in its standard definition camcorders too, but the directory structure is different from MOD, and the media files have conventional MPG extension.

MOD and TOD formats do not allow recording progressive-scan video, neither at "film" rates (24, 25, 30 frames/s) nor at "reality" rates (50, 60 frames/s). This limitation makes MOD and TOD formats suboptimal for online video viewing, because most video hosting websites stream progressive-scan video. On another hand, AVCHD allows recording progressive-scan high-definition video at both "film" and "reality" rates.

How to import Canon FS MOD video to Mac successfully

AS a new type of camera--a Flash memory-enabled camera, Canon FS200, FS100, FS300 and other Canon FS series MOD camcorders can quickly record, edit and delete movies from the camera itself. Although Canon FS users can enjoy HD videos in a high quality, they are sometime annoyed with its output MOD files that cannot be compatible with Mac Quicktime, iMovie, iPad, iPod, and some popular editing softwares such as Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Express.

You know Canon FS Series camcorder like Canon FS100, Canon FS200, Canon FS300 capture video with MOD format and MPEG-2 compression, but common video format on Macs are MOV, ,MP4, DV, H.264, etc. So if you want to share Canon MOD files on Macs with your family and friends, you need to convert Canon FS200 or other Canon FS MOD videos to MOV, MP4, H.264,etc for Mac.

Want to play MOD on Mac smoothly, or edit MOD files in iMovie or Final Cut Pro? Do you edit your Canon FS MOD file in iMovie, FCP and FCE? What would you do with these MOD footages recorded by your HD MOD camcorders like Canon camcorders? How about playing Canon FS movies offline in media player like QuickTime? If so, you need to make your Canon FS MOD files usable on your Mac first, MOD isn’t compatible with Mac.

The Canon FS series camcorder shoot 720P/1080P high-definition video in MOD video format which isn’t mac friendly format, if you want to want to play this MOD footage on QuickTime, edit in iMovie’11, Final Cut Pro X and Final Cut Express, the most effective method is to convert FS to mac compatible video format.

Canon FS converter for mac is suitable to all Canon FS series including Canon FS100, Canon FS200, Canon FS300 camcorder etc, which can convert Canon FS100 to mac, convert FS200 to mac, convert FS300 to mac Mac MOV video format with fast conversion speed and good quality.
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This article is how to convert Canon MOD on Mac with the help of a professional Canon FS MOD converter mac which allows you to convert Canon FS MOD to mac compatible video format MOV so that you can play Canon MOD files on QuickTime and editing in iMovie, FCP, FCE, FCP X. Below is a simple yet detailed tutorial you can follow step by step.

Step by step to convert Canon FS series MOD video to Mac compatible video format MOV

Step1: Import Canon FS MOD Files to Mac OS
Install and Launch Canon FS converter for mac, Click "Add Files" to upload MOD Files off Canon FS300/FS200/FS100 camcorder to MOD Converter for Mac, you can add more than one MOD video at one time.

Step2: Select Output Mac MOV video format
Click the “Profile” option to find a suitable output video format like MOVfor Mac iMovie, Quicktime, FCP, FCP X, FCE etc.

Step3: Convert Canon MOD Videos to Mac
Click "Start" to convert Canon FS to mac. After waiting for a few minutes, you can share converted MOD video on Mac QuickTime and Mac editing application.