Convert Panasonic SDR-S10 MOD movies

Sep 20, '07 07:30:00AM

Contributed by: Anonymous

Problem: Connecting the Panasonic SDR-S10 camcorder via USB works fine on the Mac, but you can't use the MOD files in QuickTime Player or in iMovie HD by default.

Solution: Using ffmpeg (part of the MacPorts project) enables you to convert those MOD files into DV files without quality loss. Use this Terminal command:

ffmpeg -i MOV001.MOD -target ntsc-dv video.dv
The resulting file (in this example, video.dv) can then be used in iMovie HD. You can also create result files with a special aspect ratio setting or in PAL format:
mpeg -i video.avi -target pal-dv -aspect 16:9 video.dv
[robg adds: While I haven't tested this hint, note that you can install ffmpeg without using MacPorts; this hint explains the process.]

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