How can i shot a video in mpeg format?

Panasonic SDR camcorder mainly contains SDR-H and SDR-S two series. Most Panasonic SDR series camcorders record videos in MOD MPEG-2 which is a standard definition video format, such as some popular Panasonic SDR camcorders: SDR-S26, SDR-S10, SDR-H60, etc. However, there are also some Panasonic SDR camcorders recording videos in AVCHD /MPEG-2 like Panasonic SDR-H86, SDR-S45, SDR-T56, etc.

To get more details of Panasonic SDR camcorders, you can check the list of most popular Panasonic SDR series camcorders as follows:
Panasonic SDR-H Series: SDR-H18, SDR-H40, SDR-H60, SDR-H80, SDR-H85, SDR-H81, SDR-H86, SDR-H200, SDR-H80S, SDR-H80K, SDR-H80A, SDR-H80R, etc.
Panasonic SDR-S Series: SDR-S10, SDR-S26, SDR-S50, SDR-S45, SDR-S150, SDR-S25A, SDR-S26K, SDR-S26R, SDR-S7K, SDR-S7A, SDR-S7R, etc.
Panasonic SDR-T and other Series: SDR-T50, SDR-T55, SDR-T51, SDR-T56, SDR-T50K, SDR-SW21S, SDR-SW21D, SDR-SW21G, SDR-SW20S, etc.

"I have a SDR H85 panasonic camcorder and can't seem to get the videos to download on my mac. Any suggestions?" ---from Yahoo Answers

Actually, for Mac users, you may have these similar problems when you want to import Panasonic SDR video to Mac, or edit these video in iMovie, or FCP, FCE. Because some Panasonic SDR series camcorder are not compatible with Mac, so you cannot directly import these camcorder videos to iMovie, Quicktime, or FCP . See here to know iMovie '09: Camcorder Support http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3290

Now, a professional Panasonic SDR Video Converter for Mac is specially designed to convert MOD(MPEG-2) to MOV, MP4, AVI, DV, H.264, 3GP, 3G2, M4V, WMV, MKV, etc on Mac. It supports converting MOD, TOD, AVCHD MTS/M2TS, etc to Mac, iMovie, Quicktime, iDVD, FCP, FCE, iPad, iPod, iPhone, Blackberry, PSP, and other popular mobile phones. This Mac MOD Video Converter can also help you extract audio from your Panasonic SDR videos to MP3, MKA, WAV, M4A, AC3, OGG, AAC, WMA, etc.

Instruction for you to convert Panasonic SDR video to Mac, iMovie, FCP, etc step by step

Step1: Install and Launch MOD Converter for Mac

Step2: Add Panasonic SDR Video on Mac
Click "Add File" to upload your chosen Panasonic SDR video to Mac MOD Video Converter after you launched it.

Step3: Set Output Video Format for Mac, iMovie, Quicktime
Click "Profile" to open the Profile drop-up list to select MOV, or MP4 as output video format for Mac OS, Quicktime, iMovie, FCP, FCE, etc.

Step4: Convert Panasonic SDR Video to Mac
Press the "Start" button to convert Panasonic SDR MOD/MPEG-2 files for Mac, iMovie, Quicktime, FCP, etc. After conversion finished, you can edit converted Panasonic SDR videos with iMovie, FCP, FCE, iDVD, etc.

More details: If you want to convert Panasonic SDR AVCHD/MPEG-2 files to Mac, you can click here to get more info of AVCHD Converter for Mac.

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Recording daily life and interesting things with a HD camcorder becomes a trend for our people. They like to share these digital camcorder videos on Mac or PC with family and friends. However, selecting a good digital camcorder for Mac is not easy for green hand. Maybe more tips need paying attention, for example, the types of your camcorder and Mac, the version of iMovie on Mac, Mac and PC compability with digital camcorder and so on.

iMovie has been a Mac OS X only application bundled in the iLife suite of Macintosh applications since iMovie3. From 2007 to 2010, Apple developed iMovie to iMovie' 08, iMovie' 09, and iMovie for iPhone and iPod Touch. Luckily, iMovie' 08, iMovie' 09 are designed to work with a wide range of digital video devices and formats, including tape-based(use a FireWire cable, also known as IEEE 1394 or i.Link) and the latest tapeless camcorders that record to flash memory, a hard disk drive(HDD), or DVD media.

A list of Digital Camcorders Compatible with iMovie' 08, iMovie' 09 on Mac OS X
NTSC Camcorders(a video format used in North America, Central America, Japan, and parts of South America)
Canon: DC20, DC50, DC220, DC230, FS10, FS11, FS100, HF10, HF11, HF100, HG10, HG20, HG21, HR10.
JVC: GZ-HD10, GZ-HD30, GZ-HD40, GZ-MG330, GZ-MG67, GZ-MG255, GZ-MG555U, GZ-MG505U.
Panasonic: HDC-DX1, HDC-SD5, HDC-SD9, HDC-SD20, HDC-SD200, HDC-HS9, HDC-HS20, HDC-HS100, HDC-HS200, HDC-HS300, HDC-SX5, SDR-H50, SDR-H60, SDR-H200, SDR-S10
Sony: HDR-CX11, HDR-CX12, HDR-SR1, HDR-SR7, HDR-SR11, HDR-TG1, DCR-SR82, DCR-SR200, DCR-DVD308, DCR-DVD508, DCR-DVD403.
PAL Camcorders(a video format used in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, most of Asia, and parts of South America)
Canon: DC50E, DC220E, DC330E, FS10E, FS100E, HF11E, HF100E, HG10E, HG20E, HG21E.
JVC: GZ-HD10KR, GZ-HD30, GZ-HD40, GZ-MG255, GZ-MG67, GZ-MG155, GZ-MG330.
Panasonic: HDC-DX1, HDC-SD9, HDC-SD200, HDC-TM20, HDC-TM300, HDC-HS20, HDC-HS200, HDC-HS300, SDR-H79, SDR-H60, SDR-S15, SDR-S26.
Sony: DCR-DVD908E, HDR-CX11E, HDR-CX12, HDR-SR1E, DCR-SR5E, HDR-SR12E, HDR-TG1E, HDR-CX7E, HDR-UX20E, DCR-SR82E, DCR-SR100E, DCR-SR300E.

Although iMovie' 08, iMovie' 09 on Mac OS work with most of HD digital camcorders using MPEG-2 (standard definition), MPEG-4, AVCHD, and H.264 formats, not all tapeless camcorders are compatible with iMovie' 08, iMovie '09 because of the wide range of media types and the different ways manufacturers store video on these media types.

How to fix it? To meet people editing AVCHD, MOD files with iMovie, enjoying HD camcorder video on Mac, a powerful HD Video Converter for Mac is specially designed for people who need to convert AVCHD MTS/M2TS, MOD, TS, TOD, MKV files to iMovie MP4, MOV, DV for better editing. Besides, that Mac HD Converter is also the very choice to convert HD video like TP, TRP, M5S, TOD, MPEG2 HD, MPEG4 HD, MOV HD, WMV HD, AVI HD to Mac application: iTunes, iDVD, FCP, FCE, etc.

Related: Click here to see more info of AVCHD Converter for Mac for people to convert AVCHD files to Mac iMovie, iPod, iPad, iPhones, PSP, BlackBerry, Zune and other handy device.

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Canon, JVC, Panasonic, most of these types of camcorders recorded videos are MOD files(some are TOD used by JVC), such as Canon FS100, FS10, FS21, JVC GZ-MC100 (SD), GZ-MG630, GZ-MG680, Panasonic SDR-SW21, SDR-SW20, SDR-S26. If we want to enjoy videos shot with these JVC, Panasonic, Canon camcorders on Mac, PCs, iPad, iPhones, or other popular portable players, we shall meet the problem that MOD files recorded in JVC, Canon, Panasonic cannot be directly recognized in Quicktime on Mac, in iMovie, and other Apple products.

MOD files, encoded by using MPEG-2 video codec with AC3 audio codec, need converting to MP4,MOV, AVI,DV, H.264 on Mac. With a MOD Video Converter for Mac , you can freely convert JVC, Canon, Panasonic MOD files to Mac MP4, MOV, DV, etc. What’ s more, Mac MOD Video Converter can edit MOD files in iMovie, FCP , FCE , etc.

The following tutorial for you to convert JVC, Panasonic, Canon MOD videos to Mac step by step.
Step1: Upload MOD files
Click "Add File" to load MOD files that you selected after you lauched Mac MOD Video Converter.

Step2: Set Output Video Format on Mac
On the "Profile", you can click to select your final video format like MPEG-4, DV, MOV, H.264, etc for Mac.

Step3: Transfer MOD Files for Mac
Click "Start" to convert MOD videos, after waiting for a few minutes, you can watch converted MOD files on Mac.

Tips: Besides converting function, you can edit MOD files on Mac OS with MOD Converter for Mac, for example, crop video, edit video effect, merge several video files, trim video, etc. More details you can refer to edit MOD files on Mac.

Similar to TOD, MOD is a kind of recording format being used in digital tapeless camcorder like JVC, Panasonic, Canon. MOD video format is comparable to XDCAM EX, HDV and AVCHD.

MOD is used exclusively for standard definition video files, while TOD is used for high definition files. Both MOD and TOD are file-based formats that are stored on a random-access media. Directory structure and naming convention are identical except for extensions of media files. Standard definition video is stored in MPEG program stream container files with MOD extension; in most other systems these files have extension MPG or MPEG.

The following list is about JVC, Panasonic, and Canon MOD camcorders.

JVC MOD camcorders
* 2004: GZ-MC100 (SD), GZ-MC200 (SD)
* 2005: GZ-MG30 (HDD), GZ-MG70 (HDD)
* 2006: GZ-MG37 (HDD), GZ-MG77 (HDD), GZ-MG505 (HDD, SD/SDHC card)
* 2007: GZ-MG130 (HDD), GZ-MG155 (HDD), GZ-MG255 (HDD), GZ-MG555 (HDD, SD/SDHC card)
* 2008: GZ-MS100U (SD/SDHC card)
* 2008: GZ-MG7230 (30 GB HDD, MicroSD)
* 2009: GZ-MG630 (60 GB HDD, MicroSD), GZ-MG670 (80 GB HDD, MicroSD), GZ-MG680 (120 GB HDD, MicroSD)

Panasonic MOD camcorders
* 2003: SV-AV100 (SD card)
* 2005: SDR-S100 (SD card)
* 2006: SDR-S150 (SD/SDHC card)
* 2007: SDR-S10 (SD/SDHC card), SDR-H18 (HDD, SD card), SDR-H200 (HDD, SD/SDHC card)
* 2008: SDR-H20 (HDD, SD/SDHC card), SDR-H60 (HDD, SD/SDHC card)
* 2008: SDR-S7 (SD/SDHC card)
* 2008: SDR-SW20 (SD/SDHC card)
* 2009: SDR-SW21 (SD/SDHC card)
* 2009: SDR-S26 (SD/SDHC card)

Canon MOD Camcorders
* 2008: FS100 (SDHC), FS10 (SDHC), FS11 (SDHC)
* 2009: FS200 (SDHC), FS21 (SDHC), FS22 (SDHC)

For Mac users, when they want to watch MOD files shot by JVC, Panasonic, Canon camcorder with iPad, iPhones, iPods, in Quicktime, in iMovie, in iTunes, or on PCs, etc. They may be annoyed that how to upload MOD files to Mac and play MOD video on Mac OS.

Now, there are tutorial and guide for you below will help you solve these problems.

1. Connect your JVC, Panansonic, or Canon camcorder to your Macs or PCs with cable USB or Wifi.
2. Turn on your camera and select the mode of camcorder like PC mode. iMovie on Mac will open automatically the Import Window.
3. You can review your video or select "Import All"and select your JVC, Panasonic, or Canon camcorder on the computer screen and click "OK."
4. All camcorder MOD videos will have the file extension "MOD" Once the backup is complete, then close the program.

After uploading your camcorder MOD files to your PC or Mac, you can use a MOD Video Converter for Mac to convert MOD files to Mac firstly, and then you can play JVC, Panasonic, or Canon MOD files on Mac. More information about how to convert MOD files on Mac and edit MOD files on MacOS you can click here.

Canon, JVC, Panasonic, most of these types of camcorders recorded videos are MOD files(some are TOD used by JVC), such as Canon FS100, FS10, FS21, JVC GZ-MC100 (SD), GZ-MG630, GZ-MG680, Panasonic SDR-SW21, SDR-SW20, SDR-S26. If we want to enjoy videos shot with these JVC, Panasonic, Canon camcorders on Mac, PCs, iPad, iPhones, or other popular portable players, we shall meet the problem that MOD files recorded in JVC, Canon, Panasonic cannot be directly recognized in Quicktime on Mac, in iMovie, and other Apple products.

MOD files, encoded by using MPEG-2 video codec with AC3 audio codec, need converting to MP4,MOV, AVI,DV, H.264 on Mac. With a MOD Video Converter for Mac , you can freely convert JVC, Canon, Panasonic MOD files to Mac MP4, MOV, DV, etc. What’ s more, Mac MOD Video Converter can edit MOD files in iMovie, FCP , FCE , etc.


The following tutorial for you to convert JVC, Panasonic, Canon MOD videos to Mac step by step.

Step1: Upload MOD files
Click "Add File" to load MOD files that you selected after you lauched Mac MOD Video Converter.


Step2: Set Output Video Format on Mac
On the "Profile", you can click to select your final video format like MPEG-4, DV, MOV, H.264, etc for Mac.


Step3: Transfer MOD Files for Mac
Click "Start" to convert MOD videos, after waiting for a few minutes, you can watch converted MOD files on Mac.


Tips: Besides converting function, you can edit MOD files on Mac OS with MOD Converter for Mac, for example, crop video, edit video effect, merge several video files, trim video, etc. More details you can refer to edit MOD files on Mac.

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With the development of video recording technologies, more and more people are willing to record their daily lives with camcorders to keep memories, such as wedding parties, birthday parties, babies’ growth, or whatever else they thought deserved recording. Sometimes recording is simple, while handling the generated videos is complicated. Because the video files produced by camcorders usually can not be recognized by most playing or editing software on Mac directly, MOD is one of the formats among them. If you have a JVC, Canon, or Panasonic camcorder, you have probably seen this format before. Next I am going to share some of my knowledge about MOD format and how to convert MOD to other video and audio formats for further enjoyment.
Part 1: About MOD
MOD is the informal name of tapeless video format used by JVC, Panasonic, and Canon in some models of camcorders, such as JVC GZ-MG130, GZ-MS100U, GZ-MG255, Panasonic SDR-SW20, SDR-SW21, SDR-S26, Canon FS100, FS200, FS21 and so on. It is used exclusively for standard definition video files, and has never been given to a meaning explanation or official name by JVC or Panasonic, the pioneers of it.

Part 2: How to convert MOD generated by JVC Cannon Camcorder to MP4, 3GP, AVI, FLV, MOV, etc.?
When you meet the MOD video files, what will you do firstly? I think to find out a useful MOD converter for Mac at first is really essential. You should convert them to some common video formats previously, and after that, video playing or editing can only be done without troubles. Pavtube MOD Converter for Mac is such a kind of converter. Now, let’s go through the step-by-step instruction of it together.
Step 1: Download, install and run this program
Step 2: Add video files, select formats, and set destination folder
Press “Add” button to input your MOD files to this program, and then click “Format” button to select your resulted video formats, like MP4, 3GP, AVI, FLV, MOV, etc. You can also use the default exported folder or set it by yourself through clicking “Browse”. Meanwhile, you are also allowed to set output settings by click "Settings”.
Step 3: Start converting
Click“Convert” button at the right bottom of the main interface to start converting.
Once you have finished these editing and converting jobs, you can deal with the resulted videos with ease: Export MP4 or MOV files to iMovie to do further editing, or export 3GP files to your cell phone for playback, or export AVI or MPEG files to PPT to vivify your presentation, or export MP4 files to play on your iPod or iPhone, or export FLV files to upload to video websites to share with others, all in all, you can do whatever you like with them.
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3. With exception of adding text as watermark, images, GIF animations, and videos can also be added as watermarks to realize the picture-in-picture effect.
4. You can use the “Trim” function to select certain video clips to convert. And you can also take advantage of the “Crop” function to remove black edges or change the screen size.
5. You can merge multiple video files into one file, as well as replace the original audio with your specified audio.
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This is an article about what is MOD format, how to convert MOD files to AVI MPEG WMV MP4 VOB 3GP.

What is MOD?

The .MOD format is simply a MPEG-2 video file, often used by various digital camcorder models to save their videos. And you may get your MOD files from the following camcorder models:

JVC: GZ-MG30, GZ-MG70, GZ-MG37, GZ-MG77, GZ-MG505, GZ-MG130, GZ-MG155, GZ-MG255, GZ-MG555

Panasonic: SDR-S100, SDR-S150, SDR-S10, SDR-H18, SDR-H200, SDR-H40, SDR-H60, SDR-SW20

Canon: FS100, FS10, FS11

Why convert MOD files to AVI MPEG WMV MP4 VOB 3GP?
Since MOD files are not widely accepted, if you want to play MOD files on windows media player, windows movie maker, iPod/iPhone, Blackberry, PSP, Zune, Creative Zen or others multimedia players, you may need to convert MOD video files to other popular formats like AVI MPEG WMV MP4 VOB 3GP. Then you can share your MOD videos with your friends with any player and family by uploading them to YouTube, Facebook or Myspace.

Therefore, you may need a Video Convert to help you convert MOD files to AVI MPEG WMV MP4 VOB 3GPB. Free download Aimersoft Video Converter here.

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How to convert MOD to AVI WMV MPEG MP4 VOB with Best Video Converter ?

Step 1. Import MOD files to Aimersoft video converter

Copy the MOD file from your video camera to your hard drive, click “Add” to browse your computer hard drive, and upload the MOD files you want to convert. And the best Video Converter automatically scans and displays the MOD file you have chosen.


Step 2. Select output settings
Select the proper output destination folder and your desired output format.
If you want to convert MOD files to other video format for portable device, but you don’t know which formats your device supports, you can simply select any format in the category of your device.

Edit the video files
If you want to edit your MOD video files, this MOD video Converter offers you powerful video editing functions.

Trim – you can easily trim your MOD video into multiple segments by moving the sliders or just typing the number in manually.

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Crop – You can crop the black bar and get what you want by setting the video zoom to full screen, 16:9, 3:4 or others.
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Add effect – Configure the brightness, contrast, saturation, and add special effects like Gray, Emboss, Negative, Old Film to personalize your MOD video.
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Add watermark – If you want to add some image or text watermark to decorate your video, you can click “Watermark”. It also allows you to configure the parameters such as transparency, vertical space, and horizontal space.

Step 3. Start to convert MOD files to AVI MPEG WMV MP4 VOB 3GP
Simply click “Start”, you can start your conversion from MOD to AVI WMV MPEG MP4 VOB.

After you convert MOD to AVI MPEG WMV MP4 VOB 3GP, you can easily import your MOD files to Windows Movie Maker, iPod, iPhone, Zune or others multimedia players with this Aimersoft Best Video Converter.