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ERF at a glance
ERF
Convert to ERF when preserving or restoring Epson-origin raw captures in an archive or compatibility workflow.
In most contemporary pipelines, it is a legacy source format to retain or migrate.
MOD at a glance
MOD
Convert to MOD when preserving original consumer camcorder captures or when a legacy ingest workflow still expects the camera-native container.
More commonly, it serves as a source format during home-video digitization and migration into MP4, MOV, or editing-friendly mezzanine files.
Format comparison
| Feature | ERF | MOD |
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| File type | Image | Video |
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| Compression / quality | raw | depends |
| File size characteristics | large | large |
| Compatibility | limited | moderate |
| Editability | high | limited |
| Created year | 2004 | 2004 |
| Inventor | Epson | JVC / Panasonic |
| Status | proprietary | legacy |
| Transparency | Not supported | Not supported |
| Animation | Not supported | Not supported |
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| Archival suitability | strong | moderate |
| Metadata handling | rich | moderate |
| Delivery profile | limited | strong |
| Workflow fit | source | delivery |
| Layer support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Camera raw data | Supported | Not supported |
| HDR support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Streaming ready | Not supported | Not supported |
When to use each format
When to use ERF
- capture ingest
- editing
- web or print delivery
- Preserve capture-stage image data for later interpretation.
When to use MOD
- editing
- mastering
- streaming delivery
- Simple MPEG-2 Program Stream file that most NLE software can handle after renaming to .mpg.
FAQs
Why convert ERF to MOD?
Convert to MOD when preserving original consumer camcorder captures or when a legacy ingest workflow still expects the camera-native container.
More commonly, it serves as a source format during home-video digitization and migration into MP4, MOV, or editing-friendly mezzanine files.
What changes when converting ERF to MOD?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Quality profile changes from raw in ERF to depends in MOD. Editability profile changes from high in ERF to limited in MOD. Compatibility profile changes from limited in ERF to moderate in MOD. Archival profile changes from strong in ERF to moderate in MOD. Metadata profile changes from rich in ERF to moderate in MOD. Delivery profile changes from limited in ERF to strong in MOD. Workflow profile changes from source in ERF to delivery in MOD.
Moving to MOD removes camera raw data.
What should I review after converting ERF to MOD?
Check the exported file for Proprietary extension with no formal public specification.; Some editing software does not recognize the .mod extension without manual renaming.; SD-only resolution limits its archival value compared to HD formats..