How to convert TOD videos to QuickTime on Mac
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What are TOD videos?
TOD is informal names of tapeless video formats used by JVC, Canon (MOD only) in some models of digital camcorders. Format names correspond to extensions of video files. Neither JVC nor Panasonic, who pioneered the format, explained meaning of the file extensions, and the formats were never given an official name. MOD is used exclusively for standard definition video files, while TOD is used for high definition files.
TOD is file-based format that is stored on a random-access media. Directory structure and naming convention are identical except for extensions of media files.
High definition video is stored in MPEG-2 transport stream container files with TOD extension; in most other systems these files have M2T extension. Transport stream files can be converted into more common program stream files without recompressing the video itself. For example, FFmpeg, a freeware program, performs the conversion on Windows and Linux systems with the following command: ffmpeg -i myclip.TOD -acodec copy -vcodec copy myclip.mpg. Software, included with TOD camcorders, performs this conversion as part of capture process.
JVC was the only supporter of TOD format. In 2008 JVC released several hybrid TOD/AVCHD models, while some other models were AVCHD only. Consumer camcorders offered by JVC in 2009 record only in AVCHD format. Professional JVC tapeless camcorders, presented in 2009, use XDCAM EX format, licensed from Sony.
How to convert TOD to QuickTime on Mac OS X?
Step 1, Download and install TOD to QuickTime video converter
You can download it for free here:
To install it, simply mount the .dmg archive by double-clicking it, and copy the application to your applications folder (or wherever you want).
Step 2, Add TOD video filesClick the "Add Files" button to add TOD video files to the program. This TOD to QuickTime video converter for Mac supports drag and dropping. It also supports batch conversion, so you can import and convert several multimedia files at a time.
Step 3, Select output format
Use the “format” on the bottom of the window to control the output format. Click on the toggle to the right of the "Format" label to expand the panel. Select "MOV - QuickTime (.mov)" as the output format.
Step 4, Change QuickTime Video and audio Settings
Click on the “Setting” button to expand “Setting” panel.
You can change the Resolution, Encoder, Bit rate and Frame rate of the QuickTime video and Sample Rate, Channels, Encoder and Bit Rate of the QuickTime Audio. The size of the QuickTime file depends a lot on these settings.
Step 5, Select output directory
Expand the "Output" panel. Use the "Browse" button to select an output directory.
Step 6, Click “Convert” to convert TOD video to QuickTime MOV/MP4 files on Mac.