Convert TOD to FCE & Import TOD to Final Cut Express

November 19, 2013 6:31 pm / Posted by Taylor Scorpio to Cameras/Camcorders

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After introduced the first MOD camcorders, JVC pioneered a new format, named TOD and used for high definition files. In January 2007 JVC announced its first high definition tapeless consumer camcorder, the Everio GZ-HD7, which recorded 1080i MPEG-2 video to either a built-in hard disk drive or an SD memory card. Data rates, frame sizes and frame rate were comparable to 1080-line XDCAM and HDV video. TOD format is a high definition video format, storing video in MPEG transport stream container files with .tod extension.

And JVC continuously released JVC GZ series camcorders as TOD camcorders: JVC GZ-HD7, JVC GZ-HD3, JVC GZ-HD5, JVC GZ-HD6, JVC GZ-HD30 and JVC GZ-HD40.

Final Cut Express supports dv, mov natively not tod files, therefore if you need to edit TOD on FCE, you have to convert tod to fce supported video DV before importing TOD to FCE. The best way to convert TOD to FCE compatible files is using Doremisoft TOD to Final Cut Express Converter, which is a best FCE Converter for TOD Camcorder users.

TOD to FCE Converter is so easy to use that All you need to do is to import, select output format and then convert, as shown in the three easy steps below:

TOD to Final Cut Express converting tutorial

Launch the TOD Converter Mac for Final Cut Express and then click the “Add File” button to add the TOD files from your hard disc.

In the opened profile list, move your mouse cursor to Common Video, and select the profie: .dv.

You can also use Doremisoft TOD Converter for Mac to do basic editing such as cropping video, editing video brightness, contract, saturation and apply a special effect to your TOD video.

Click on the start button to start the conversion. The output folder will be opened after the conversion.