You pulled clips off your camcorder and now your computer, phone or tablet refuses to play them. Camcorders save footage as MOD or TOD files, and most players don't recognize either format. 4Videosoft Tod Mod Converter converts those files into formats your devices can open, and it includes basic editing tools.
Quick facts
- Input: MOD, TOD and MPEG, plus many other video and audio formats
- Output: MP4, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, WMV, AVI, FLV, MOV, MKV, 3GP and others, plus audio such as MP3, AAC, WAV, WMA and OGG
- Platform: Windows XP (SP2 or later), Vista, 7 and 8
- Hardware: 800MHz Intel or AMD CPU or faster, 512MB RAM or more
Key features
Turn MOD and TOD files into formats your devices play
You can convert MOD, TOD and MPEG video into video formats like MOV, MKV, MP4, MPG and DV. You can also extract audio as AAC, MP3, M4A, MP2, OGG, WAV or WMA, for example to make music or a ringtone from a clip. Batch conversion handles several files at once.
Trim, merge, crop and watermark before you export
You can cut a file into segments or merge several files into one. Crop removes black borders from the original video. For a watermark you can use text or an image. Brightness, contrast, saturation and hue can be adjusted to improve the output.
Pick the audio track, subtitles and exact output settings
You can choose the audio track and subtitle for the video you convert. Profile settings cover video encoder, resolution, frame rate and video bitrate. On the audio side they cover encoder, sample rate, channels and bitrate.
Preview and grab snapshots while you work
The built-in player lets you preview the video and save frames as JPG, PNG or BMP. NVIDIA CUDA acceleration is supported and is described as speeding up conversion up to 6 times.
Device-ready profiles
Profiles cover Apple devices (iPod, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV), Android phones from Samsung, HTC, Motorola, LG, Acer and Dell, BlackBerry, Nokia, Sony Walkman, PSP, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, Zune, Creative ZEN, Archos and others.
Who it's for
It suits you if you have a collection of camcorder footage in MOD or TOD and want to watch it on a phone, tablet or console. It also fits you if you want to trim or merge clips before sharing them. It runs on Windows only.
Pros and cons
- Pro: It handles MOD and TOD, which many players can't open.
- Pro: Trimming, merging, cropping, watermarking and color adjustments are built in.
- Pro: Batch conversion and many device profiles save time.
- Con: It is Windows only.
- Con: It is a converter with basic editing, not a full video editor.
FAQs
Which files can it convert?
It converts MOD, TOD and MPEG, along with many other video formats such as AVI, MP4, MKV, WMV, MTS and FLV, and audio formats such as MP3, WAV and FLAC.
Can I extract just the audio?
Yes. You can output AAC, AC3, AIFF, AMR, AU, FLAC, M4A, MKA, MP2, MP3, OGG, WAV or WMA.
Can I combine several clips?
Yes. The merge function joins several files into one, and the trim function does the reverse by splitting a file into segments.
Does it support HD video?
Yes. It lists HD inputs such as HD MTS, HD M2TS, HD MP4 and HD H.264, and HD outputs such as HD MP4, HD MKV and HD WMV.
System requirements
- OS: Windows XP (SP2 or later), Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8
- CPU: 800MHz Intel or AMD or higher
- RAM: 512MB or more