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ORA at a glance
ORA
OpenRaster emerged from the libre graphics community as a practical answer to the lack of a clean open interchange format for layered raster artwork.
MOD at a glance
MOD
MOD appeared with JVC's first Everio hard-disk camcorders around 2003, recording standard-definition MPEG-2 video in program stream containers as a pragmatic bridge between the DV tape era and later AVCHD adoption.
Format comparison
| Feature | ORA | MOD |
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| File type | Image | Video |
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| Created year | 2006 | 2004 |
| Inventor | Libre Graphics community | JVC / Panasonic |
| Status | active | legacy |
| Transparency | Not supported | Not supported |
| Animation | Not supported | Not supported |
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| Layer support | 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 ORA
- Your source file is already in ORA.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to MOD.
- ORA is commonly used in image workflows.
When to use MOD
- Your target workflow expects MOD.
- Improve delivery compatibility with MOD.
- MOD is commonly used in video workflows.
FAQs
Why convert ORA 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 ORA to MOD?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Moving to MOD removes layer support.
What should I review after converting ORA to MOD?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.