What's a MOD file? MOD video file format used on many digital camcorders, such as the JVC Everio, the Canon FS100 and the Panasonic D-Snap SD-card camcorders. Generally speaking, MOD video format is nothing but MPEG-2 files with AC3 audio. Compared with TOD file format, MOD is used exclusively for standard definition video files, while TOD is used for high definition files.

How to play MOD files on Mac? MOD video can be viewed on a computer with a player that is capable of reproducing MPEG-2 video. This video can be easily authored for watching on a DVD player without recompression, because it is fully compliant with DVD-video standard. The MOD files can be easily renamed into AVI or MPG files and can then be read easily by most video editing or playback tools. If you just want to play back MOD video files on your Mac simply rename them as MPG or MV2 and you should have no problem in opening and viewing your video clips in Mplayer OS X or VLC Media player.

How to convert MOD to MOV, AVI, MKV, MP4, etc on Mac? When you get a good video on your camera and you want to import it into your Mac even your favorite iPod or iPhone, maybe you have ever been confused of the problem how to do this job. The totally free software Handbrake, which is a good and professional application to convert many video and dvd files. Although it's free to use, it's too professional for people who hasn't had many multimedia knowledge to use. If you want to do the job more easily, perhaps you can give a look at the follows. Wondershare Mac MOD converter is the best program to convert MOD files to AVI, FLV, WMV, MP4, 3GP, 3GP2, 3GPP, 3GPP2, QuickTime (MOV, QT), MPG, MKV, etc. Then you can enjoy your favorite camera videos on your popular portable players like iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, PSP, Zune, PDA/Pocket PC (including BlackBerry), Creative Zen, Archos, Epson media players and any cell phone.

Since MOD files become more and more popular used in digital camera, MOD conversion gets more and more important for all Mac users. After a glance at this,just enjoy your digital life with your Mac!

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