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Anonymous
January 15, 2011
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.MOD files in Premiere CS5

  • January 15, 2011
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I am trying to import .MOD files into Premiere CS5, with no joy.

If I change the file extension to .MPG, Premiere can import the video, but no audio.

Can anyone advise on how I can import .MOD files successfully, with both video and audio?

Many thanks

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    Thommers
    Participant
    April 25, 2014

    I know this is old, but this may help some of you still using .MOD files. I found that I could only import ONE .MOD file as both video and audio into the sequence. Any other file would show the video in the preview, but only allow the audio to be dropped into the timeline.

    The easiest way to get around this is right-click on a .MOD file and select the option to put it into a new sequence. It should show both video and audio in the new sequence. Copy and paste the video and audio into the original sequence. Repeat the process for other .MOD files. If you are mixing codecs, you may have to do this with all .MOD files if the first file dropped into the timeline was not a .MOD file.

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    BradCarr
    Participant
    September 22, 2011

    I import the .mod files into Premiere 5.5.   Then, in the project bin, I highlight all of the imported files.  Go to the Project Menu at the top, and hit "Link Media".  Go to the import folder, and choose the first file in the list, and click on "Open".  The files will now play in your timeline.  Don't know why this works, but it does.

      the_wine_snob
      the_wine_snob
      Inspiring
      September 22, 2011

      Brad,

      Welcome to the forum, and thank you for sharing your workflow. It will hopefully help others in the future.

      Hunt

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      mad*
      Participant
      March 27, 2012

      I also have a problem with mod-files. There was (so far) no possibility to play them - i also tried to rename the files - but: The Adobe Media Encoder was able to convert the files.

      the_wine_snob
      the_wine_snob
      Inspiring
      January 16, 2011

      Not sure how useful the links in this ARTICLE will be for PrPro CS5, but be sure to see the link to some replies from Chris at JVC.

      Good luck,

      Hunt

      PS - CS5 should have the AC3 Audio .dll installed. Seems that Adobe added that as of about CS4.1.

      Also, there are some discussions on the MOI files, with a reply from JVC, located in the PrE forum. Again, I am not sure how those might/might not apply in PrPro CS5.

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      Keith_Clark
      Inspiring
      January 17, 2011

      shoot. wish i had had this wealth of knowledge years ago when i was actively using the cam. i was always jumping through serious hurdles to try to make something of the footage   thanks for the resources. hopefully the OP figures out the audio problem :-/

      the_wine_snob
      the_wine_snob
      Inspiring
      January 17, 2011

      I tried to find links that would prove helpful to JVC (and some other makes of cameras), and then Chris at JVC offered some valuable resources, and observations. Hope that it helps others.

      Good luck,

      Hunt

      PS - I cannot find the comments now (forget whether they were in one of the PrPro fora, or in the PrE forum), but JVC commented on the MOI files, and their role. IIRC, a user completely refuted the comments from JVC, but they were all that we had to go on. I just do not recall what the MOI file comments were now.

      Ann Bens
      Community Expert
      Ann BensCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      January 15, 2011

      Run a file through Gspot and post a screendump if you please.

      http://www.headbands.com/gspot/

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      Keith_Clark
      Inspiring
      January 16, 2011

      Oh boy, JVCs ill fated .mod file extension. I hate this thing. Hate it. It's next to impossible to do anything with. When i first got a JVC tapeless cam in 2004 it ran this extension. All I used with it was the pack in software that worked fine. Well over the years I started using more advanced cams and more advanced software. A year ago I wanted to go back to that old cam and use some old footage for a DVD project, in PrPro cs4. It was a nightmare. I finally, FINALLY, found the answer after using several NLEs, converters, and such to get it to work in adobe. So here's what I found:

      from my experience, basically all interactions with JVC tapeless media has left little to be desired. i have done many dvds in .mod format because i had gotten the very first JVC tapeless cam in 2004ish. the .mod files are.... almost imposible to work with, outside of using cyberlink. i tried sony. i tried adobe. i tried FCP and all results... were dismal. (i was filming in 16x9 the rograms that DID read .mod, which was Vegas, would not accurately flag the footage as Widescreen) the ONLY way i could get the widescreen footage to show up as widescreen other than using cyberlink software was to use
      http://www.cyberlink.com/products/mediaespresso/overview_en_US.html
      and convert to a straight up no strings .mpg2 file. then it worked in the other NLEs. So basically the only way I could successfully import and edit a .mod file with premierepro was to use that converter.

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      Anonymous
      January 16, 2011

      Thanks for your help, I'll have a look into the best option.

      Wish I knew all this before buying the camera haha!

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