Let me start by saying that I have a JVC GZ-MG20U camcorder and it writes directly to a hard drive. So there is no need for capturing with this product. My problem however is this, the camera writes the video in .mod format. I am not really sure what format that is but it isnt very compatible with alot of programs. I have the xilisof converter which will convert anything into almost anything for me... when I convert the .mod into an .mpeg(2) the size of the file is greatly shrunk. I have tried converting into .avi and same results. My question is this: what is the best format to convert to in order to keep the quality loss to an absolute minimum?? .avi, .mpeg, etc..etc... Thanks for any help in advance
I'm pretty sure that all you need to do is change the .mod to .mpg and they'll play just like a regular mpg. Make sure that you are actually changing the extension. Windows might be set up so that you can't do this and so you'll end up renaming them with 2 extensions which won't work.
thanks, I will try that... is it as simple as just renaming them or do I have to do it through properties??
It's as simple as right clicking, choosing rename, and then just removing the .mod and putting in .mpg.
