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HDV at a glance
HDV
HDV tape capture and digitization, prosumer HD archive conversion, and migration of HDV camcorder footage to modern editing formats.
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 | HDV | MOD |
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| File type | Video | Video |
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| Compression / quality | depends | depends |
| File size characteristics | large | large |
| Compatibility | moderate | moderate |
| Editability | limited | limited |
| Created year | 2003 | 2004 |
| Inventor | JVC, Sony, Canon, Sharp (HDV consortium) | JVC / Panasonic |
| Status | legacy | legacy |
| Transparency | Not supported | Not supported |
| Animation | Not supported | Not supported |
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| Archival suitability | moderate | moderate |
| Metadata handling | moderate | moderate |
| Delivery profile | strong | strong |
| Workflow fit | delivery | delivery |
| Layer support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Multitrack support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Camera raw data | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Streaming ready | Not supported | Not supported |
When to use each format
When to use HDV
- editing
- mastering
- streaming delivery
- Brought HD recording to the affordable DV tape ecosystem.
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 HDV 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 HDV to MOD?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
What should I review after converting HDV 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..