How to convert MOD to MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV, etc. on Mac ?

Part 4, How to convert MOD to MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV, etc. on Mac?

As a matter of fact that when you try to playback, import or edit such renamed MOD video files, these may look horrible, with aliasing effects, distortion and images squeezed due to a wrong aspect ratio setup.

Unfortunately it appears that to edit or work with these files Mac users have a little more trouble to go through to get their MOD files into their favorite video player.

The MOD video files are modified MPEG-2 files with audio in a non-standard Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound setup which Final Cut Pro, iMovie and most other Mac video editors cannot import natively.

Source: CamcorderInfo

For these reasons, Mac users will need in fact to purchase, albeit at a small price, something that will allow them to read convert MOD to MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV, etc. for playback or editing on OS X .

Convert MOD to MP4, MOV to put MOD files on iPod, iPhone, Apple TV

1Install and Run Video Converter for Mac

You can download it for free:

To install it, simply mount the .dmg archive by double-clicking it, and copy the application to your applications folder (or wherever you want it ).

2Load MOD footage to MOD Converter for Mac

Insert your MOD videos from your Mac. Click the "Add files" button to load your MOD files.

MOD Video converter for Mac

3Convert MOD to MP4, MOV, FLV, AVI, etc. on Mac OS X

This Mac video converter can convert MOD to all popular formats for iPod, iPhone, PSP, PS3, Cell Phone, Apple TV, Zune, Creative Zen, MP4 players and MP3 playesr and so on.

So you should choose the format you need before the conversion. Of course, If you don't know what formats your device supports, you can just select the format according to the device name.

support all popular video and audio formats

You can also extract audio from MOD video to MP3 on Mac with this MOD Converter for Mac

Know more: How to edit, crop, trim MOD video files and capture pictures on Mac OS X

Convert MOD to DV to put on iMovie, Final Cut Pro and DVD Studio Pro

Selcect "DV" as output format from the output format list after you add MOD files to MOD Video Converter for Mac.

Here is a detail tutorial: Convert MOD to DV for DVD Studio Pro, Final Cut Pro, iMovie.