PE 7 - Mod files from JVC camera importing with errors.

Fosteronomo that is it exactly. I have been fiddling with my memory sticks and it doesn't appear to be a memory issue. And I agree with everything you said.

I really love Premiere Elements but unfortunately this is the camera I have at home and the one I use at work. I'm stuck with mod files.

I also tried Power director 7 which works perfectly but doesn't have as many options and only has 2 audio tracks (that is a killer for me, many of my projects use around 10 audio tracks).

I'll try the NTSC widescreen preset, in fact I'll try anything. My project is now 3 weeks late and I'm still fiddling.

Have you Used a NTSC widescreen Flash based project preset?

I think PE 7 is having trouble handling .MOD files properly. I have a JVC Everio GZ-MG555 and am seeing the same problems as Stuart when importing .MOD files into PE7.

First off, PE7 does not correctly identify clips recorded at 16:9. I have to "Interpret" the footage or else it's smushed down to 4:3.

Second, most clips show some artifacting in at least one spot, sometimes two. It lasts for 12-15 frames each time. These glitches show up in the produced movie, too.

Screenshot: http://screencast.com/t/RWOBhLjt50
Frame-by-frame: http://screencast.com/t/8Q1rAlMlg

I'm pretty sure it's not a memory issue, and Robert Johnston's workaround doesn't work for me. When I change the extension to .avi the timeline becomes unresponsive (instead of 2 seconds to build the thumbnails it takes 2-5 minutes) and playback in the PE preview window is extremely choppy. When I capture the video from the camera as DV-AVI instead of importing an .MOD the problem goes away...but this is unacceptable because it reintroduces all the hassles of a MiniDV camera.

I should also note that the artifacting is not present in the original .MOD files when played back within WMP.

I had high hopes that PE7 would work well with the accursed .MOD files. But it looks like I'll keep searching for an editor that supports the format...unless anyone else has a suggestion?

yes stuart this looks more like a memory issue to me. I had some problebs with Mod which went away when I started editing the footages in the corrrect proeject presets (Flash Hard disc based)> Mod.

Maybe it is a memory issue. Maybe the last 6 weeks of trying to sort out this silly looking problem could all just be faulty memory. Man, that would be frustrating. I'll run some test, thanks.

The .mod files that people have sent to me with problems all play back without distortion if I change the file extension from .mod to .avi. Actually, I just tack on .avi after .mod.

I believe that doing this circumvents the indexing phase of MPEG-2 files that Premiere Elements does, which is known to cause distortions in .mod files, however, I have not seen green pixels showing up or other clips appearing where they shouldn't. That sounds more like a memory issue.