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PEF at a glance
PEF
Pentax raw workflows never dominated the mass market, but their persistence in enthusiast and specialist photo libraries gives PEF ongoing practical relevance.
TOD at a glance
TOD
TOD appeared with JVC's HD-capable Everio camcorders around 2006 as the high-definition counterpart to the earlier MOD format, using MPEG-2 Transport Stream rather than Program Stream to accommodate HD bitrates.
Format comparison
| Feature | PEF | TOD |
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| File type | Image | Video |
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| Created year | 2006 | 2004 |
| Inventor | Pentax (now Ricoh) | JVC |
| Status | proprietary | legacy |
| Transparency | Not supported | Not supported |
| Animation | Not supported | Not supported |
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| 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 PEF
- Your source file is already in PEF.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to TOD.
- PEF is commonly used in image workflows.
When to use TOD
- Your target workflow expects TOD.
- Improve delivery compatibility with TOD.
- TOD is commonly used in video workflows.
FAQs
Why convert PEF to TOD?
Convert to TOD when preserving an original JVC Everio recording or when a legacy ingest workflow still expects the camera-native file.
More commonly, convert from TOD into MP4, MOV, or a mezzanine format during home-video migration and archive cleanup.
What changes when converting PEF to TOD?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Moving to TOD removes camera raw data.
What should I review after converting PEF to TOD?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.